Author: Wayne Lowrance
Date: 22:47:07 05/03/01
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On May 03, 2001 at 22:49:59, Timothy J. Frohlick wrote: >Dear "ole paranoid Gramps" Lowrance, > >ChessBase is an excellent company but like every other business it likes money. >Deep Fritz and Deep Junior are basically equivalent programs. ChessBase sells >both. Now isn't it good to have Deep Junior as the program that tied Deep Fritz >but lost in the "Playoffs" to that same program. By inference, if Deep Fritz >barely loses to Kramnik you can be sure that ChessBase will "capitalize" on that >point and claim that Deep Fritz almost won against a world-class GM. Then it >will say that Deep Junior tied with Deep Fritz in the earlier contest and that >those who have Deep Junior should be justly proud. > >No harm done. This contest was always a marketing tool for Fritz and Junior. >ChessBase still deserves praise as a provider of fine computer chess programs >and products. Yes, agreed. I still prefer and respect Shredder's people more. I buy most of my programs from ChessBase, but I do not feel good about any program playing this match under the conditions as I understand them. I wish Everyone, Program authors and distribution people would have taken Shredders route. > > >Tim "Not so gullible either" Frohlick > > >On May 03, 2001 at 16:58:16, Wayne Lowrance wrote: > >>Does the looser get rewarded for losing ? If the answer is yes, then I do not >>believe that Deeps people put up much of a fight to get the match played on even >>ground in neutral turf. I have huge respect for the Shredder people for their >>stance. >>Oh I am certain they realize the unfairness of the specific rules that make this >>match a sham, but hey the $$$$$$, so we live with it. >>Here in the Forum most of us care only about fair play and giving the lil >>silicon beast a fair shake and seeing one heck of a match (which I do not >>believe is possible with the rules). >>The media is gonna eat it up and the general public will not hear/understand the >>unfair playing rules. >> >>I have stayed out of this debate because I can not help and my voice has no >>influence on the match rules. >>Does any of this make sense or am I just an ole paranoid Gramps. Now should the >>looser get nothing then my notion has no merrit and I am sorry for troubling >>you. >> >>Wayne
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