Author: Rajen Gupta
Date: 05:48:46 05/12/01
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On May 12, 2001 at 08:23:19, Larry Proffer wrote: >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. a matter of time before stephan jumps ship and joins chessbase. advantages-too numerous to count; disadvantages-nill rajen
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