Author: Larry Proffer
Date: 05:23:19 05/12/01
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On May 12, 2001 at 07:38:04, Drazen Marovic wrote: > Myself i'm pretty much just interested in chess matters. Here though i must >wonder why not play? Because shredder is a commercial program in other words >made at least somewhat for profit, and the potential earnings from playing, >though i don't know, I would expect would have made shredder a considerable >more amount of money than it does just by being sold to the public, not to >mention the free publicity. From a "computer chess business" point of view(pov) >what supports this decision? I can't see how NOT playing can maximize revenue >or future profits. > >D From a business point of view the Ossi action of withdrawal appears to be an act of total insanity. 1. He gives the event, in effect, to one of his greatest competitors. 2. He throws away what we assume is the losers purse of $200,000. 3. He throws away all the free publicity and the exposure of World Champion Shredder to a massive public audience. If Ossi was running a public company like this he'ld be out on his ear. I suppose with his own little company he can do what he wants, but, it still seems bonkers.
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