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Subject: Re: Fritz 7 (No MMX) is Fritz 6 !!

Author: Sally Weltrop

Date: 07:59:50 11/09/01

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On November 09, 2001 at 09:07:48, José Carlos wrote:

>On November 09, 2001 at 06:28:08, Gian-Carlo Pascutto wrote:
>
>>On November 09, 2001 at 06:02:48, Tina Long wrote:
>>
>>>I would expect that Fritz1z was the 25th FREE update of my Purchased Fritz 1
>>>Likewise I would expoect that Fritz6d was the 3rd FREE update of my purchased
>>>Fritz6, not a $120Au purchase that apparently only works well when put in an old
>>>GUI.
>>
>>Fritz 7 is not an update. It's as simple as that. It's two
>>new engines.
>>You can argue about version numbers all you want, they mean
>>nothing. If ChessBase decides that it's new enough to warrant
>>a new major release, that's it.
>>
>>Based on the results that some people are getting, they may well
>>be right.
>>
>>You should be thankfull that you get two engines for the money of
>>one instead.
>
>  I don't know for sure, cause I don't but Fritz, but I've read that mmx version
>is buggy.
>
>>Thinking that buying something automatically entitles you to
>>free updates of any _new_ version that is published is redicoulus.
>>Expecting bugfixes for the most critical bugs is more realistic,
>>but even that is often not done.
>
>  That's dead false. At least, in _serious_ software market. I've been
>programming for companies for some years. You _can't_ sell buggy sotware and
>then ask more money to fix it. You have to finish your work on time, and it has
>to work perfectly. Either delays in time and bugs in code will cause that you
>get penalyzed in money. And, of course, you have to fix _any_ bug your code has.
>  Once the program works perfectly, you can decide with the client a maintenance
>contract, in which, by an amount of money, you provide periodical updates.

What about MicroSoft,heehee?
>
>  José C.
>
>>--
>>GCP



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