Author: Mike Byrne
Date: 14:32:48 12/06/03
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On December 06, 2003 at 17:31:02, Chris Kantack wrote: >On December 06, 2003 at 12:27:01, Mike Byrne wrote: > >>>Please clarify what your relationship is with Excalibur. Specifically, are you >>compensated in any way shape or form either through direct or indirect payments >>from Excalibur or through free or discunted products from Excalibur. I only say >>this becasue your posts and webpage have never indicated that there is a >>realationshop there and they are written as if you are a totally uncompensated >>independent reviewer (and at this point, I hope you are). >> >>If you are compensated, the reader of your reviews should be informed and of >>the manner in which you are compensated. Then the reader can appropriately >>consider your reviews knowing that your are compensated >> >>If you are not compesated , you should state that your are not. > >My relationship with Excalibur is this. 3 years ago I bought their LCD Chess >computer. I liked it very much and posted a web page comparing it with GameBoy >ChessMaster. The only reason I posted the page was so I wouldn't have to repeat >myself in various internet postings. > >Ron Nelson spotted this and asked me if I wanted to be a "beta tester" for >another upcoming handheld computer. I said sure. Since then I have "beta >tested" a few of their chess computers. The only compensation is that I get a >free computer now and then. > >That I do not make any money from Excalibur is not the whole story. If you look >on my home page, you will see that I now have a paragraph regarding purchases >from "The Chess Piece". If you go to my site, then click on one of my "Chess >Piece" links (then buy something), I do earn a small commission from that sale. > (This is all stated on my home page.) > >It's not a lot of money. (Maybe $50 a month on a "good month".) But it does >provide incentive for me to continue to update the site. Note my Chess Tiger >review and (upcoming) ChessGenius review do not in any way bring me income as >these products are not purchased thru "The Chess Piece". > >Hope this clears up any confusion. > >Chris Kantack >http://home.earthlink.net/~kantack/lcdchess/home.htm It certainly does - thank you.
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