Author: Mark Ryan
Date: 03:03:57 08/27/00
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On August 26, 2000 at 09:49:49, Aaron Tay wrote: >On August 26, 2000 at 06:40:23, Mark Ryan wrote: > >> But what if we gave any >>computer manufacturer whose machine won the WMCCC the right to advertise "we >won the WMCCC"? > >Computer manufacturer? Isn;t it the program that counts for microcomputers? So >in the just recently concluded tournament did AMD or Intel win? > >Anyway the programmer of the winning program already has bragging rights.. > > >> After the Indianapolis 500, the spark plug manufacturer advertises, "We won the Indy 500", the tire manufacturer advertises, "We won the Indy 500", the motor oil manufacturer advertises, "We won the Indy 500". They all get great free publicity out the event, and the event gets great free publicity from them: it's a benevolent circle. See what I mean? Moreover, sooner or later, IBM's withdrawal of Deep Blue is going to backfire on them: in ten years, the "general public" is going to think that Deep Blue is a type of cheese. Cheers, Mark
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