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Subject: Re: What Will Happen to Fritz When an Amateur Program Becomes #1?

Author: Vincent Diepeveen

Date: 16:10:33 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?

When and where is fritz #1 except for the paid (*) SSDF?

However to answer the question. Sales would not drop, because
it would get #1 at some other list. Perhaps some group called
 "CSS master objective world rating list, with just 900 fritz
  fans joining with their fritz and 2 shredder 5 entries"
  proofs then it's #1.

The rest will disbelief you anyway. Marketing is very powerful.

(*) note that paid means here: 'volunteerly donating hardware and
software in order to allow the poor SSDF to keep on testing'.

>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.



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