Author: Christophe Theron
Date: 11:10:32 11/02/01
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On November 02, 2001 at 13:23:52, Roy Eassa wrote:
>Hi Christophe,
>
>There's a question I've been thinking about for a long time. Let's see if I can
>ask it without it coming out wrong:
>
>I bought Rebel Tiger 13 (& upgraded to 14) and think it plays great. I bought
>Chess Assistant, which comes with Tiger 13, but got no discount for essentially
>buying Tiger 13 again. Now I've standardized on the ChessBase interface and I
>wish to run Tiger inside that, but there is apparently no discount or upgrade
>path from the versions I already have, even though the engine is reportedly
>identical. I must purchase Tiger yet a 3rd time for the same PC.
>
>On a separate, but semi-related note, I would also like to register Tiger for
>Palm. And when it arrives, I'll want Tiger for PocketPC.
>
>Having lost my job in July, it's hard for me to justify (to myself or my
>significant other) paying for Tiger again and again, especially 3
>only-slightly-different PC copies. Is there any thought of providing package
>discounts if a person buys several types of Tiger (e.g., ChessBase, Palm, and
>PocketPC) all at once? And/or perhaps a discount on certain types of Tiger
>(multiple PC flavors and/or different platforms) if the buyer already owns other
>type(s)?
>
>Thanks!!
There is no plan to provide such discounts for the PC version of the Chess Tiger
engine. Actually you are talking about 3 competiting companies here, so they do
not have to coordinate their efforts.
However there will be a discount for users of Tiger for Palm who will buy the
PocketPC version, and it will also work the other way around.
If you already have a PocketPC computer, you can have the PocketPC version for
free by becoming a beta tester of the PocketPC version. Actually that's not for
free: you'll have to use it and provide feedback about this version, which means
you'll have to do some work for us. You'll pay for the PocketPC version with
your work if you prefer. It's not a good deal in term of salary, but on the
other hand that's time you would have spend playing with a chess program
anyway... :)
Christophe
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