Author: Roy Eassa
Date: 11:05:28 05/04/02
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On May 04, 2002 at 05:19:42, Steve Maughan wrote: >Lei, > >>POCKET FRITZ with a cd-rom just cost $25 , > >I have never seen Pocket Frutz for this price - I thought it was ~€50 (~$50). >As for the CD this is commercial suicide IMO. > >>why chesstiger for palm cost $30 ?? really too expensive >>when the price down to 20 or less , I will order the software key .. > >An odd reaction IMO. What's so magical about $20? I assume that if Christophe >did reduce the price there would be people who would say the new price is still >too expensive and want it reduced further. Ten years ago you would have had to >pay $100 for a decent PC chess program - I wish you still did - which would mean >that there is more money in computer chess (I think the price is inelastic) and >there would be more professinal programmers!! > >Regards, > >Steve I do seem to recall having to pay $150 apiece, plus shipping, for a couple chess program diskettes (early 5.25" floppies of MChess & Genius, IIRC) that each allowed only two installations... I don't miss THOSE dark days at all!
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