Author: Christophe Theron
Date: 09:20:37 11/15/01
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On November 15, 2001 at 12:06:24, Slater Wold wrote:
>I heard it through the grapevine that Microsoft is working on a chess program.
>
>Nothing like Deep Blue, but something to rival Chessmaster, and I am guessing,
>Chessbase.
>
>With the money, resources, and brains at Microsoft, I think they have the
>ability to make one of the best chess programs on the market. They could afford
>to get the best GM's and use some of the best programmers in the world.
>
>I was curious on what the thoughts of this forum is, on such an idea. I know
>most people here don't like Microsoft, but please keep in mind I am asking for
>your input on a Microsoft chess program, not their business ethics.
I guess that if Microsoft wanted to publish a chess program they would not
gather together GMs and programmers.
They would just buy an existing chess program.
Time has shown that it takes a lot of time (years) to build a strong chess
program, and that you do not need to involve grandmasters in the process.
What you need the most is TIME.
So I think that's the way they would do it: by buying an existing one. That's
what they do usually.
Christophe
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