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Subject: Re: Tiger 14 and GT 2 really released by ChessBase?

Author: Sune Larsson

Date: 08:28:44 03/24/01

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On March 24, 2001 at 10:52:26, Albert Silver wrote:

>On March 24, 2001 at 08:12:28, Sune Larsson wrote:
>
>>On March 24, 2001 at 07:44:11, Djordje Vidanovic wrote:
>>
>>>On March 24, 2001 at 01:07:20, Thorsten Czub wrote:
>>>
>>>>On March 23, 2001 at 18:29:00, Rafael Vasquez wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>exactly. chess base is burned out.
>>>>>>they have found no method to fight against their opponents.
>>>>>>in the moment it is AGAINST chessbase, people in the opponent companies are
>>>>>>that highly motivated, that chessbase on the other hand has no chance at all.
>>>>>>if it is against chessbase, it is against the borg.
>>>>>>and NOBODY wants to see the borg win.
>>>>>
>>>>>That's subjetive because Fritz 6 And Deep Fritz are programs with chance. Are
>>>>>top programs even if you don't like them. Even if you scream or you hit yourself
>>>>>with fury they will continue improving and competing. You are just
>>>>>anti-chessbase and that's all. No matter what they do, you don't like it and
>>>>>that's all.
>>>>>
>>>>>And yes... you have the right to not like chessbase and to TRY to convince
>>>>>everyone that it's an extremely evil company (and they're not).
>>>>>
>>>>>Rafael
>>>>>>(
>>>>
>>>>when you don't live in germany,
>>>>don't read german computerchess magazines, don't know about
>>>>the law suites behind the scene and the blackmails in the scene,
>>>>don't know the people in person,
>>>>and don't have a secret source directly in chessbase headquarters,
>>>>how do you want to know about chessbase's methods ?
>>>>
>>>>i am not against chessbase. if they would have different methods,
>>>>i would not critisize them.
>>>>
>>>>its not about evil or hatred. it's about fair competition.
>>>>take microsoft e.g.
>>>>is bill gates evil ?
>>>>but why can't he be fair ?
>>>>would you like to play a game of chess when it would be unfair rules
>>>>or if the setting would be unfair, e.g. the opponent gets one knight more than
>>>>you ?
>>>
>>>
>>>Now Thorsten.  Are you saying that you have a secret source of information in
>>>the CB HQ?  Wow.  That is most interesting.
>>>
>>>What is their next move then?  Could you at least hint at what they are going to
>>>do next?
>>>
>>>Djordje
>>
>> And just why are you giving additional fuel to this issue?
>> For the development of computerchess?!
>>
>> Sune
>
>I think Djordje was being sarcastic.
>
>                          Albert

 Yes, the form chosen might be sarcastic, but it still gives
 additional fuel to this thread.



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