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Subject: Re: about ignorance

Author: Mark Young

Date: 20:54:25 09/19/98

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On September 19, 1998 at 23:14:22, Serge Desmarais wrote:

>On September 19, 1998 at 18:46:02, Moritz Berger wrote:
>
>>On September 19, 1998 at 14:20:44, Thorsten Czub wrote:
>>
>>>now he has to test the cd-version, since there is no other version available to
>>>the general public. :-))
>>
>>I certainly will do this, too. That's exactly my goal: To illustrate how much
>>playing strength a customer gets if he spends money on "Chess System Tal".
>>
>>Don't forget, Chess System Tal sells for $55 at Gambitsoft, while Hiarcs 6
>>(including DOS and Mac versions) cost only $1 more and M-Chess Pro 7.1 is even
>>cheaper at $50. So you have to compete with these programs, and in my opinion
>>you have to offer comparative playing strength to win customers for your
>>program.
>>
>>
>>Kind regards
>>
>>Moritz
>
>
>   I saw it for less than $30 CANADIAN in Montreal in a CDRom store. There was
>only ONE box left. I don't know what version it was. I thought about buying it
>(I still do if it is still there), but I had already spent a lot on other things
>and thought I had to put a stop somewhere... But if I buy it, what support will
>I get? And how does it work for the upgrades? I already have enough trouble
>getting answers from Chessbase!
>
It is hard to think that this is true, but they did not write the program for
you. If you are fool enough to buy it you get the program as is. Unless you
think that getting a broken version (Thorsten words not mine) is support. With
that kind of contempt for the people that buy their program. It is a good thing
that they are not trying to make any money at it. And makes me wonder why they
want to sell it at all.
>
>Serge Desmarais



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