Author: Vicente Fernández
Date: 10:31:05 12/22/00
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On December 21, 2000 at 18:48:11, Mike S. wrote: >On December 21, 2000 at 17:35:05, John Merlino wrote: > >>(...) If there IS no German version, >>then I SUSPECT that the English version will be probably be available there >>EVENTUALLY, but it could be several months before it arrives. Our international >>sales people (based in France) move at the speed of <insert your favorite snail >>metaphor here>. > >I assume this is the company which has to bring Chessmaster in the (non-chess >specialist) software and computer shops and department stores in Europe. >Additionally, I think it would be a good idea if the us company would offer to >provide the european chess warehouses directly, to speed things up. Most of them >can be found on the internet (I think some will have tried to order already). > >Otherwise, I'm afraid the interest in CM8000 will be on the decline if it >arrives too late. For example, I wouldn't like to buy a top chess program which >is over 6 month old already, and on the same day I buy it the follow-up may be >announced. I think chess software is a very fast business these days, not only >the speed of the calculations. > >Regards, >M.Scheidl > >P.S. I remember times before we joined the EWR, when the time to wait for such >products to arrive here (if at all) made me feel as if being in Vladiwostok, and >not in the "heart of Europe". Those days have used up most of my patience. I decided to buy Chessmaster 8000 directly from ICD the day that I saw Chessmaster 7000 exhibited in the "New Software" rack from an important store. From that fact you can imagine how long will it take to see Chessmaster 8000 in our Mexican retail stores.
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