Author: Joachim Rang
Date: 06:21:47 06/18/03
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What has Chessbase offered you yet? What would you think would be appropriate? regards Joachim On June 18, 2003 at 07:43:26, Mike Hood wrote: >On June 17, 2003 at 19:48:07, Terry McCracken wrote: > >>Extra Engines...IE Junior XY etc.? (I don't mean Deep Junior 8) >> >>I contacted ChessBase, and they claim there is no evidence that they sold Junior >>8 with the extra Junior Engines. >> >>Can someone here supply the proof? I'm afraid I never copied their orginal >>advertisement. Nor do I have a copy of Junior 8 which mentions the extra engines >>on the cover. The manual isn't of much help either as it says Junior 8 comes >>with extra engines but not which engines...sigh.. >> >> >>Thanks >> >>Terry > >Terry... I've read the various threads coming from your original post, and it >seems that there is some evidence that Chessbase that promised two engines with >Junior 8. The clearest evidence is the information on the cover of the product, >which would mislead a buyer who picked it up off the shelf. This evidence may or >may not be sufficient to stand up in a court of law... don't ask me for my >opinion, I'm not a lawyer. > >On the other hand, it's obvious to anyone who knows the subject matter that >Chessbase blundered. Junior 8 is a single processor program, but "the original >engine that played in the Kasparov match" is a multi-processor engine. This >wasn't deliberate deception by Chessbase, they slipped up. > >So what are you going to do? Sue them? Think of the possible outcomes: > >1. You lose the case: you'll be severely out of pocket because of the legal >fees. > >2. You win the case: you may still be out of pocket because of the legal fees, >but: > >2a. You might be allowed to return the program and get your money back. >2b. Chessbase might be forced to give you a free copy of the Deep Junior engine >that played against Kasparov. > >So, what's the point? Isn't it better to talk reasonably to Chessbase and make >some sort of a "gentleman's agreement"? I bought Junior 8, I emailed Chessbase >to ask why there was only one engine, and I got a reply admitting the mistake >and saying "We'll have to do something about it, but we haven't worked out what >to do yet". If you send a friendly email to Chessbase you'll get a friendly >response. You say that Chessbase told you there was "no evidence that they sold >Junior 8 with the extra Junior engines". I don't know what you wrote to >Chessbase, Terry, but this sounds like a defensive reply to an unfriendly or >demanding email. > >Let's give Chessbase some time... let's not put them under pressure. Let's see >what they come up with.
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