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Subject: Re: Has Anyone Recieved Compensation From ChessBase For Their Mistakes

Author: Joachim Rang

Date: 09:30:52 06/18/03

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Ask if you might return the product and receive your money back. would be
interesting what Chessbase will answer :-)

regards Joachim


On June 18, 2003 at 11:57:04, Terry McCracken wrote:

>Regarding Junior 8?
>
>Here is the letter I recieved today. They want me to _understand_ not to
>_correct_ the situation!
>
>Terry
>
>================================================================================
>
>Dear chess friend,
>
>many thanks for your mail.
>
>Unfortunately there is a mistake in the text of the Junior8 DVD box.
>
>The Junior engine that played Kasparov in February was a version for
>multiprocessor systems only. In fact there is simply no single processor version
>of that multiprocessor engine. That's why the engine that played Kasparov is
>included on the DeepJunior8 CD-ROM only but not on the standard Junior8 CD.
>
>We bag your pardon for that mistake. Since there simply is no single processor
>version of that engine we will not be able to provide you with a fix/upgrade.
>
>Many thanks for your understanding.
>
>
>Yours sincerely,
>Steffen Giehring
>http://www.chessbase.com
>ChessBase GmbH, Mexikoring 35, 22297 Hamburg
>(++49)(40)63 90 60 10
>
>
>
>
>-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
>Von: Terry McCracken [mailto:nomad@easyfocus.com]
>Gesendet: Mittwoch, 18. Juni 2003 04:13
>An: ChessBase GmbH
>Betreff: I've Sent This Letter To Support, I'm Sending You A Copy...
>
>
>Hello Again Hans,
>
>I have the proof that Junior 8 was advertised with Extra Junior Engines, at
>least one extra engine from the match!
>
>Two URL's are advertisments still up and one is a review on a commercial chess
>software site.
>
>http://www.chess4less.com/2-junior8.htm
>
>http://www.chesscenter.com/software2003.html
>
>http://www.bcmchess.co.uk/junior8.html
>
>If ChessBase would honor  it's original statements, explaining Junior 8 came
>with two chess engines rather
>than one, I'd greatly appreciate it.
>
>I've been doing business with you for awhile and have 9 ChessBase Programmes, 5
>of which I bought from ChessBase directly. I want to continue doing business
>with you, and I also want you to honor your original advertisments.
>
>Best Regards,
> Terry McCracken
>
>
>Please honor your original advertisments as I was mislead by advertising on your
>site before you modified it, in my purchasing decision of Junior 8.
>
>Thanks!
>
>Best Regards,
> Terry McCracken
>
>================================================================================
>
>Thank You CCC for the many replies below.
>
>Has anyone convinced ChessBase to compensate their purchase of Junior 8?
>
>I'm now a little ticked by their last reply.
>
>Thanks for any information on how ChessBase dealt with you if you purchased
>Junior 8.
>
>My Regards,
> Terry McCracken



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