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Subject: Re: 32 bit Genius 6 engine will be not free...

Author: Mark Young

Date: 17:10:54 01/11/99

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On January 11, 1999 at 18:54:04, Lawrence S. Tamarkin wrote:

>Let us hope that this is some kind of Kirsan Iiyumzhinov like pre-realease like
>advirtising, designed to get us talking about Genius6 before it actually finally
>appears. For if it is true (That even current owner's of Millenium Genius are
>going to have pay when Genius6 comes out), they are making a very BIG mistake as
>Chess Base found out when they insisted on having their stupid dongle for so
>many years.  Many customer's they could have had before with a more sensible
>copy protection scheme, they lost.  Of course they could tell themselves that we
>chess software consumers were not a significant impact to their sales, but they
>would (and were), wrong.  Millenium will also learn in time, and realese this
>Genius 6 engine free to us foolish chess adicts! like myself, who already
>purchased their Millenium interface.  Because just like with Rebel10, they will
>come to realize what a big boo-boo they have done when adverse publicity hits
>the fan.  We inkompetent chess software addicts! (And their are many of us!),
>inform potential new customer's on a daily bases, what products offer the best
>and most economic features for the money.
>
>The most sensible thing they could do RIGHT NOW, is too get it on their Web page
>that there was a very big missunderstanding of who was gonna be charged, when
>Genius6 finally does come out...
>
>mrslug - the inkompetent chess software addict!
>
>
>On January 11, 1999 at 15:45:18, RICARDO REGO wrote:
>
>>I got this message from Chess Gambit web site:
>>
>>"Today (Jan/11/99) the Millennium GmbH told us quite surprisingly that the 32
>>Bit GENIUS 6 engine, which is still being developed and was supposed to be
>>included in the GENIUS 6 CD, WOULD NOT BE FREE. We had misunderstood them.

 But
>>there would be a free bugfix soon.

Come on you babies, they are giving you a free bugfix soon. What do you want.

M. L. C.
A pissed off Rebel 10 fan.




 We are quite surprised! How can anybody sell
>>GENIUS 6 twice? - 11/1/99"
>>
>>Very bad news.....



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