Author: martin fierz
Date: 13:32:45 11/10/02
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On November 10, 2002 at 11:40:28, Bob Durrett wrote: >What Will Happen to Fritz When an Amateur Program Becomes #1? > >Especially, if the Amateur program can be downloaded like Crafty? > >[The question has to do with Fritz's marketability.] > >I like Fritz. Please don't kill it. : ( > >Maybe the Fritz people will defend themselves by making their programs more >useful to ordinary users. Sort of like CM. That would be good. : ) > >Bob D. first, fritz is already much more useful to "normal" users. for example, there is no single file i know of with a strong freeware program like crafty/ruffian/yace which i can just install on my PC, and which then just works. you need to fiddle with command-line options of winboard, or winboard adapters, which is no problem to computer-savvy users, but i think the majority of computer users is not able to install these programs easily or at all. second, fritz is, at the moment, clearly stronger than all those amateurs. and i see no way for that to change. being able to work on your program all day instead of stealing a couple of hours from wife & kids is by far too big an advantage... aloha martin
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