Author: Amicitia Stone
Date: 12:19:40 12/16/00
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Hi Tim. >I already tried to get Mr. Ed Schroder and Christophe Theron to submit their >chess programs to Microsoft for consideration of mass distribution but they >balked at the idea. It does seem like life is not fair. Hmm. I think starting off with Microsoft distribution is a little advanced. I say start off slow by getting some publicity and reviews on popular websites. Micosoft comes much later. :) >Why do these guys who are the equivalent of "Pele" in the game of soccer, get >little respect from the general public? I guess that what is needed is a >re-education of the general public. > >What is it that allows guys like Bill Gates to become rich via their ideas and >guys like Ed and Christophe to do just O.K.? All three of them play chess and >in fact Mr. Bill plays at the master or near master level. I didn't know Mr.Bill played chess. Interesting... >Perhaps if we told the public that their personal incomes would rise if they >played Rebel or Fritz or Shredder then they would buy those programs. Nah! > >I think that the reason chess is so unpopular is that it makes people think too >much. Thinking is not an easy thing to do for most people. Most jobs are >repetitive and the guys and gals who do those jobs just want to relax after >work Hmm... I don't think chess is unpopluar. At least that's not what I was trying to convay in my message. I think Chessmaster selling 4 million copies (or somthing like that) of its program shows that chess is still popluar. At least their is a market for it. >by listening to music, T.V., sports or engaging in sex. Or having some pie. >Chess is work. Chess is fun. >Tim Frohlick
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