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Subject: Re: Petitions or list of desires for the New Rebel 10 from a Customer

Author: Fernando Villegas

Date: 06:44:10 04/02/98

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On April 02, 1998 at 01:37:12, Ed Schröder wrote:

>>>But I don't believe in a Rebel like Kasparov's Gambit if you know
>>>what I mean. I noticed that "the majority" of people (including
>>>myself) love these kind of things right after purchase but after
>>>a few days "the majority" put it off and never use it again.
>
>>Well, Ed, let me talk like a market pro as sometime I was: if you get
>>people love that kind of things after purchase, even just for a while,
>>then surely you will get them to love them before the purchase.. and
>>this one will happens...
>
>100% true.
>
>>Truht that after some time you forget it, but nevertheless you always
>>come back and in any case does not bother. M;y feeling is: each
>>additional thing a prtogram can carry is benefit when strenght in itself
>>is not anymore decisive.
>
>I know of course.
>
>But about marketing, I don't want to change the "image" of Rebel. Rebel
>is for the serious chess player. No 3D boards, no Madonna songs on the
>background. I once thought programs like Chessmaster were a serious
>threat for the Rebel sellings. Wrong. There isn't. Well hardly.
>


Well, that it's really a good argument. I surrender: maybe spartan like
appearance can be in itself a benefit. Nevertheless, without losing
that, try to add something of luxury for no-son-professional customers
like me. I like toying

best wishes
Fernando

>- Ed -
>
>
>>Cheers
>>Fernando



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