Author: Jorge Pichard
Date: 14:24:52 03/01/03
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On March 01, 2003 at 11:37:29, Rajen Gupta wrote: >fritz is very much their in-house production and is synonymous with chessbase; >(beside being their flaghip)the others are merely marketed by chessbase but >produced by pvt contractors, some of whom even produce versions for rival >companies; also fritz has been for long unrivalled at tactics and I guess that >is what most GM want a comp pogramme for; relying on their own judgement for >strategy and positional play; this of course has now changed with all top >programmes being good at all things to a varying degree Great point, thanks for clarifying the issue. Pichard > >On March 01, 2003 at 08:44:13, Jorge Pichard wrote: > >>At first I thought that the Strength is the reason why most people select Fritz >>instead of Junior, Shredder etc..... But the reason why I think the most peole >>select Fritz is simply because it gives them security of having NOT just the >>strongest, but also the only program that offers at least two upgrades before >>the next version is released, and this alone is the most important factor when >>it is time to select your program. Now considering for instance Junior 8 which >>will be release in two weeks, once you order it there would NOT be any further >>upgrades untill the next version and the same goes for Shredder 7. >> >>PS: Long live Frans Morsch marketing strategy. >> >>Pichard.
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