Author: John Merlino
Date: 15:42:11 09/17/02
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On September 17, 2002 at 17:02:59, Fernando Villegas wrote: >John Merlino, sorry for this, but let me say it is a shame that we cannot get >CM9000 in ICD, the host of this site where me and you has room to talk, ask and >answer about the same CM9000. >More: if you try to purchase the stuff in ubisoft outside USA, you cannot. >So my question is: what kind of marketing policy is that that keeps the most >prestiged shop without the stuff and keeps rest of the world without the stuff? >Are we compelled to purchase in this or that general store where we never >purchase nothing because you have a deal with it? >I think I will not purchase the bloody product. I will redirect that part of my >budget to chessbase or Rebel. Too much URSS kind of burocracy for me in your >company. >My best >Fernando I am very sad to hear this. However, I must say that the product is not yet available outside North America at all. It should start shipping in Europe in a few days (even though, yes, Amazon.UK has been allowing preorders for it for several weeks now). The problems are twofold: 1) No major dealer that UbiSoft sells CM9000 to ships to South America. I was specifically told by a salesperson to forward anybody outside the US to Amazon. Unfortunately, Amazon will not ship software to South America. I have not yet heard a response/solution to this problem. Also, I have mentioned to the powers-that-be that I receive several e-mails per week from people in Australia, India, the Far East and Africa asking how to get CM9000. Amazon does not ship to ANY of these places. Clearly, this is a problem that must be resolved. 2) As mentioned above, the program is not yet (physically) available outside North America. However, it EVENTUALLY will be. The European version was held up because they wanted to use a different registration program. Our manufacturing timelines ALWAYS take into account North America first, then Europe. After that, certain regions MAY start to get the product, depending on how much the regional salespeople are interested in selling it (which hopefully accurately reflects how much people in that region want it -- but this is not always the case). All I can say (or ask) is that you be patient for a few months. If, after that, you are still unable to get the program, then contact me and I'm sure we will be able to work something out. jm
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