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Subject: Re: Why hasn't a more recent FRITZ 8 free upgrade been released ?

Author: Brian Katz

Date: 08:17:17 11/23/03

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On November 23, 2003 at 10:49:48, Kurt Utzinger wrote:

>On November 23, 2003 at 10:30:31, Brian Katz wrote:
>
>>Why hasn't a more recent FRITZ 8 free upgrade been released when the newest
>>Fritz 8 CD has version 8.0.0.29?
>>The most recent free upgrade (8.0.0.23) has bugs and is not as strong as the
>>8.0.0.8 CD Version.
>>That brings to mind another important question!
>>Many players are not advanced users and may not think of preserving copies of
>>engines before upgrading. So, many have gone to the playchess server and have
>>been prompted to upgrade, have had there 8.0.0.8 engine converted to the
>>inferior 8.0.0.23 version and know no other way of getting it back, other than
>>uninstalling and reinstalling the program. On top of that, many may not even be
>>aware that there is a problem with the engine. They paid for the CD, get
>>prompted to an inferior upgrade, and then a new customer purchases Fritz 8 and
>>gets the latest 8.0.0.29 version. This doesn't seem at all fair.
>>In all fairness to the upgrade, there are some GUI features in the true 3D
>>settings that are added, such as under the "Geometry and Board" tab, the upgrade
>>adds the option to have the Knights look left or right or diagonal left or
>>right. I am sure there are others.
>>I just think that if a new CD version of the same program, in this case FRITZ 8,
>>is out, then CHESSBASE should have the decency to offer that as an upgrade as
>>well.
>>All comments encouraged and welcome. Eeven if you think I am being too fussy!
>>Thanks,
>>Brian Katz
>
>     Is the latest version really Fritz 8.0.0.29? I thought
>     it is Fritz 8.0.0.26 which you get when buying the Fritz
>     WM Edition
>     Kurt
Sorry! That was a typo. I meant 8.0.0.26
Brian



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