Author: Mogens Larsen
Date: 16:49:02 12/20/01
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On December 20, 2001 at 15:54:41, Frank Quisinsky wrote: >Hi, > >I agreed full with you ... >People buy every year the x-mal the same GUI :-) Yes, only the bugs are different :-). >Normaly for an engine (top or not top is not important because 99,999% from all >chess player cann't win against a 2.300 ELO programm) is DM 20,-- enough. > >For a good GUI with a lot of possiblitys I believe is DM 50,-- enough. > >All this in the next 2-3 years not very important in my eyes. > >I think we have in the near future from program x >version 8.0, 9.0 in one year :-) > >Not so many buyer more versions ... this is easy for firms which must make a >little bit profit. Or more programs for DM 100,-- with the same GUI :-) The introduction of the ChessBase ICS is another example of squeezing the lemon. Only the latest generation of GUIs support this feature and AFAIK there are no updates for owners of Fritz 6 or Junior 6 (or Nimzo 8 ;-). That makes the generous offer of access to a free server seem less generous IMHO. In this case the engine is less interesting and the new GUI features that would look appealling to some. But it's still a package deal. A pricy deal. Regards, Mogens
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