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Subject: Re: Is there a reason not to have a sale list of chess programs

Author: Bo Persson

Date: 04:37:48 02/16/03

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On February 16, 2003 at 06:28:58, Uri Blass wrote:

>I mean something like this
>Sales in 2002
>chessmaster9000 173303 copies
>Fritz7          121047 copies
>Fritz8           70345 copies
>...
>
>Is there a reason for chess programmers to hide that information and if there is
>a reason what is the reason?

Marketing reasons.

If you are number one, you will love the list. "The Worlds Best Selling Chess
Program" is great to stick to the box!

If you are one digit short on the number of copies, that's not something you
want to have published.


Bo Persson
bop2@telia.com

• Re: Is there a reason not to have a sale list of chess programs Mike Hood 09:18:32 02/16/03
  • Re: Is there a reason not to have a sale list of chess programs Jason Waugh 10:16:46 02/16/03

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