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Subject: Re: Application that fixes ChessBase/WinBoard problems

Author: Sune Larsson

Date: 16:36:49 01/12/02

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On January 12, 2002 at 19:06:32, pavel wrote:

>On January 12, 2002 at 18:47:03, Roy Eassa wrote:
>
>>On January 12, 2002 at 17:53:23, Miguel A. Ballicora wrote:
>>
>>>On January 12, 2002 at 12:19:25, Roy Eassa wrote:
>>>
>>>>There are many very talented programmers here and many who understand the
>>>>technical details well (these are NOT mutually exclusive groups!).  Is this
>>>>technically feasible or simply impossible or too difficult to consider?
>>>
>>>I deduce from you message that there are not many talented programmers in
>>>the Chessbase staff to do it. Otherwise... should not that be their job?
>>>
>>>Miguel
>>
>>
>>I don't think it's a matter of talent.  I think it's a matter of politics,
>>marketing, management, and customer service.
>
>
>Its a matter of taking the time to do it.
>
>chessmaster, rebeltiger, chessAssistant, shredder, and probably others support
>very good and nearly perfect winboard protocol or adapter.
>
>they are also top chess software company. If you are good enough, what is there
>to be afraid off? I thing chessbase knows it very well that none of the free
>winboard engine are yet comparable to their top programs.
>
>I guess they are just too bored.


 I guess they think it's too little profit to be made from the WinBoard
 stuff. I simply isn't interesting from their point of view, IMHO.

 Sune
>
>;)
>pavs



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