Author: Slater Wold
Date: 11:26:46 06/24/01
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On June 24, 2001 at 08:40:55, Kurt Utzinger wrote: >In my opinion everyone is thinking of a Morsch program if the name Fritz is used >and therefore I do not understand why Stefan Meyer-Kahlen can accept this name. >Kurt An online interview with SMK: Which engine is actually operating? Is it a Fritz programme or is Pocket Fritz based on your own world champion programme Shredder? Meyer-Kahlen: At the moment I am running a test version with my engine Shredder 5.32 on my pocket PC. Of course I had to design a different graphic user interface, because everything is much smaller. Are you annoyed that they called it Pocket Fritz instead of Pocket Shredder? Meyer-Kahlen: No, honestly, I have to admit that I really do not care about names. In some forums people were discussing the name, and some even argued that I have sold my soul to ChessBase. This only makes me laugh. I still have my Shredder programme and I will keep working on the engine and user interface in future. ChessBase proposed calling the programme Pocket Fritz, and I think that is a logical choice because Fritz is a well-known brand name and will probably sell better than "Shredder". Frans Morsch (who developed Fritz and other board computer engines) and I are professionals; we work away on our programs behind the scenes. For users it is completely irrelevant which person finally made the product. There are certain parallels in the fashion world: Karl Lagerfeld, for example, definitely does not design his collection all by himself, he has designers working in the background. The same principle is valid for brand names such as Chanel or Boss; and this is exactly how the chess computer world is organised. Money makes the world go round. Slate
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