Author: Lar Mader
Date: 15:30:31 06/19/03
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Yes, I see what you mean, and you make a good point. People were excited about the Kasparov version, and Chessbase essentially did a "bait and switch". They made it seem that the standard Junior would give you the Kasparov version, and then it turns out that you need the more expensive Deep Junior. And the ol' bait and switch tactic is considered illegal. So I have to agree with your point, this isn't as simple an issue as I had originally thought. -= Lar On June 19, 2003 at 15:18:51, Uri Blass wrote: >On June 19, 2003 at 13:31:33, Lar Mader wrote: > >>If someone is unhappy with their Junior 8 because it doesn't have the advertised >>engines, you can ask for your money back. I would be pretty surprised (correct >>me if I'm wrong) if Chessbase wouldn't honor a refund given that they have >>admitted an error in the advertisement. >> >>i.e., if you don't think you got your money's worth, or if you think you are a >>victim of false advertising, get your money back and quit whining. Otherwise >>call it like it is, and admit that you are just trying extort the multiprocessor >>version out of chessbase and using an error on their part as leverage. >> >>Just my $.02 >> >>-= Lar > >It is not so simple. > >I think that chessbase should give them more than it by giving them compensation >for disappointment if they refuse to give them what they promised. > >This is not about a multiprocessor version but about the version that played >against kasparov. > >You should understand that probably 99% of the buyers who bought Junior8 and >not Deep Junior8 have not more than one processor to use(otherwise they would >buy Deep Junior8) so they get no advantage from having Deep Junior8 except >having the engine that played against kasparov. > >Uri
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