Author: Albert Silver
Date: 06:12:36 04/02/03
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On April 02, 2003 at 09:05:16, Albert Silver wrote: >On April 01, 2003 at 20:50:12, margolies,marc wrote: > >>http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=882 > >I was astonished at this bold new direction Chessbase is taking and sent them >the following e-mail just now: > >Hi, > > I think it's a great idea, and must admit to having always dreamed of owning my >very own chess-playing rat. You will now take advatange not only of the huge >market of chess lovers, but that also of the huge market of rat lovers. Will >they come with a tattoo of the Chessbase logo? I think research should also go >into making them as inedible as possible for cat or snake owners. Another way to >take advantage of the business possibilities of this technology is to offer >Chessbase rat feed. I imagine the pet stores will experience a boom in sales. >Good luck in this bold new business direction. > > Albert Silver P.S. There was a similar joke some years ago for the computer game Wing Commander. A monthly print magazine published a spoof stating that Chris Roberts, the creator of the game, was thinking of doing research for the 6th edition of the game in one of NASA's shuttles with an announced budget of over $3 billion. Needless to say a number of readers were upset by this blatant waste of money suggesting far more useful ways of spending it.
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