Author: Slater Wold
Date: 09:39:27 11/15/01
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On November 15, 2001 at 12:20:37, Christophe Theron wrote: >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 You have a point. But from what I understand, this is *NOT* the case. They are actually making their own. Microsoft buying Chessbase makes NO sense, since Chessbase probably makes 1% of what Microsoft does. Chessbase is worth what? A few million? Microsoft can create their own software and run Chessbase out of the market for less money. There already is a Microsoft Chess program, that came with an add on pack a few years ago. It wasn't very good, but it shows they had started on something.
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