Author: Peter Fendrich
Date: 06:28:54 06/25/98
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On June 24, 1998 at 13:08:05, Robert Hyatt wrote: >On June 24, 1998 at 08:05:43, Guido Schimmels wrote: > >>On June 24, 1998 at 04:33:50, Ed Schröder wrote: >> >>>>Posted by Jouni Uski on June 24, 1998 at 01:34:38: >>> >>>>Latest CSS magazine has list about PC programs market shares (value?): >>> >>>>Fritz 50 % >>>>Genius 20 % >>>>Chessmaster 20 % >>>>Rebel 5 % >>>>Others 5 % >>> >>>>Probably list is only for Germany even if it's not told! But market share >>>>for Mchess,Hiarcs,Nimzo,Shredder is almost zero... >>> >>>I did miss this, but believe me CSS is dead wrong here. Just wait for >>>Steve's new poll. >>> >>>- Ed - >>> >>> >>>>Jouni >> >>Ed, I think CSS is not dead wrong here concerning the German market, and a CCC >>poll will not prove otherwise - CCC members are by no means typical customers >>of computer chess products (but maybe your typical customers ?). >>Chessmaster has always been a mass market product available in department stores >>- though the last time I looked I saw Corel Chess (Karstadt dept. store). >>Fritz has succeded in entering the mass market as well, you can see it in lots >>of book stores in Germany. >>But who knows, maybe you are right however and CSS is trying a selffulfilling >>prophecy :-)) >> >>As you think the list is horse-hockey (as Bob would call it), I conclude you are >>perfectly happy with your Rebel sales ? >>I think I'm not the only one here interested in how many units you sell >>a year, would you please tell us ! (unless you fear there are tax officers >>amongst the CCC members ;-) ) >> >>- Guido - > > >I think CSS is dead wrong, but for a different reason. They are nuts if they >think that more people buy fritz, than ChessMaster. Compare the prices. Go >visit Comp USA and find out which one *they* sell. Chessmaster crushes everyone >based on such numbers. I have worked with a couple of local high-school type >chess clubs, and every one there knew about chessmaster (and battle chess) but >had not heard of Fritz (too expensive, same for Rebel, Genius, and the others.) > >They probably have their own agenda in releasing such a number, but it's not >near reality around where I live. Among tournament chess players, yes, I'd >guess Fritz is clearly #1, with the others selling somewhere behind that. But >in total numbers? Two of my neighbors kids got ChessMaster for christmas, for >example... > >When parents choose between 30 bucks and 100 bucks, there isn't much to choose >between unless you have a budding Fischer in the house. :) Market share to me isn't number of sold products but instead "number of dollars". That could maybe better justify the figures? //Peter
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