Author: Jorge Pichard
Date: 05:51:19 12/07/01
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On December 07, 2001 at 04:41:57, Steve Maughan wrote: >Joe, > >I come across this in my own job. Folks seem to default to measuring a products >quality in terms of time - when you think about this is just a primitive metric. > Suppose I create a new chess program in six months that is the the best in >terms of ELO. Does this mean that I am unable to charge much since it hasn't >taken long to develop? Likewise, if Christophe takes two months (and he is full >time on this) developing CT 15 and makes an improvement of 50 ELO, does this >mean he cannot charge for the upgrade? I persoanlly don't care how long it >takes him as long as the improvement is real and at least 30 ELO. I also >believe, and this is not a criticism, that quite a few of the ChessBase releases >are make for commercial reasons and not just because the engine has improved >e.g. it's no coincidence that Fritz 7 is being released just before Christmas. > >Steve Everybody wants a piece of the Cake, specially close to Christmas. Even the greatest entrepreneur alive Bill Gates decided to create a new video entertainment game the X-BOX not becauce we needed a new device, but because he saw that Sony Playstation 2 was generating too much profit, plus that fact that Sony can not satisfy the high demand of these devices. Just like Chess softwares which are highy on demand by adults during Christmas, the bottom line is to take advantage of this great season and to satisfy the need of everybody. Therefore, Christmas toys are not just for children, and I give thanks to programmers like Christophe and frank who work so hard to make us feel special again, and remind us of those special times when we were children just waiting for our toys. Pichard.
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