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Subject: Re: Will ChessBase ever support chess servers like FICS and ICC

Author: Roy Brunjes

Date: 06:20:51 11/13/02

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On November 13, 2002 at 00:13:47, enrico carrisco wrote:

>On November 12, 2002 at 22:26:54, Rex wrote:
>
>>These two chess servers are very popular and cant understand why ChessBase wont
>>implement compatibility with these internet chess servers.
>>
>>Sure one can install "auto play" second hand drivers to make it work but there
>>are limitations to this.
>
>I think we'll see Microsoft Office for Linux before we'll see implemented
>ChessBase GUI support for ICC/FICS/Chess.net.  When "features" for increased
>customer satisfaction encroach upon the monopolistic business strategy of an
>enterprise, they are deliberately forgone.
>
>Or maybe I am wrong and no one actually thought of the idea...  :)
>
>-elc.

Technically, M$Office already runs on Linux -- via a product called CrossOver
Office.  Visit www.codeweavers.com for more info.

Personally, I like the idea of not having to pay M$oft at all for an office
suite and think that OpenOffice offers a reasonable (but not perfect)
alternative for very little money (free).

M$soft may decide in the end that porting their office suite to Linux makes
sense ... we will just have to wait and see.

Roy




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