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Subject: Re: Very Easy Why Some People Hate Chessmaster

Author: Detlef Pordzik

Date: 16:13:48 12/12/98

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On December 11, 1998 at 10:45:45, Fernando Villegas wrote:

>Hi Michael:
>Perhaps you are exagerating a bit. Your analysis presupose that somebody "hate"
>a program. How is that possible? You can dislike a program -or anything else-
>but to hate it... And of course if you change from "to hate" to "dislike", all
>your sych elaboration explanatuon falls in pieces. To begin with, all people
>here has almost all or almost. Besides, prices are in absolute terms so low that
>relative differences are not relevant. OK, this program cost "twice" than the
>other, but that means just 30, 40 or at most 50 dollars more. So what? I am not
>going to hate a thing because it is 40 bucks more expensive than the other and
>maybe less good for me. If that happens i am not going to hate the product
>because other guy have one that is best, I just purchase the best.
>No Michael, I believe you are somewhat wrong. In my experience, to dislike or to
>like a program is something that surge from other sources than just a
>calculation about how much dollars you expended to get what. Sometimes is the
>GUI that stimulate you more to use the program or the contrary. Sometimes you
>love it because you won to it a pretty game. Or you tend to forget another
>program because he gives you a mauling without pity all the time. The most
>capriciuos and unconcious reasons are behind it. If ever happens that you
>purchased something that is absolute shit, then you just throw it away and
>forget it.  You do not lose time hating the good product and despising the bad
>one. You trash this last and buy the first.
>Nevertheless, you have aimed to a very interesting field, that of marketing
>forces behind this little industry. Perhaps we could elaborate something more in
>this.
>Regards
>fernando

Know what, Fernando ?
I personally'd give NOBODY the right - so speak about " hate " or something -
" xyz hater club..." GoodLord.
Where are we here ?
I'm known as CM liker ( no - not lover :-) ) - if one says - it's a sheer nut to
me, this prog - let the man go ! It's HIS opinion, ain't it ?
Nobody has the right - for my understanding - to lean outta the window that far
as them " xyz hater club " posters. Too much is too much

Merry Christmas - and, eh :
my email :
dpordzik@owl-online.de

the IDC database must be drunk day and night......

ELVIS



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