Author: Sally Weltrop
Date: 16:34:29 02/07/05
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On February 07, 2005 at 14:00:40, Peter Skinner wrote: >On February 07, 2005 at 12:16:20, Sally Weltrop wrote: > >>Most people do not have a 4 or 8 chip computer for their leisure so Stef will >>LOSE money because a lot of people have dual's now and he always had this for >>his regular shredder versions. Why is he making the jump the excludes the >>majority? > >I don't think the "majority" of his customers will have a dual/quad/eight way >system. that's the point! So why is he trying to bunch those with duals in that group?? > >>bottom line: he's just trying to squeeze people for more money. > >Not at all. He is following the market trend, which happens in every product. market trend. His trend has always to have Shredder run 2 threads. If he wants to change more for a version that can accomadate 4 or 8 processors then more power to him. he doesn't do it because (drum roll) he will NOT make any $$ so he's fleecing those with the duals > >Did you purchase Deep Fritz or Deep Junior? If you did you paid more than people >who purchased the single processor version. > >Do you think the same of Frans or Amir? Of course not. No, of course I don't but .. damn it , you're right! (raspberry sound) > >>He might be the WC for now and maybe in his mind he thinks it's a >>definite that people have to have this version but he is going to burn himself. > >Again.. if products A and B are offering a single processor program for one >price but offer a multi processor program for a higher price, the market will >dictate that other programs will follow suit. > >Just because it was once offered a different way does not mean that it will >always be the same. Markets and business climates change daily. true > >He is not ripping anyone off. If anything you should be thankful that previous >versions did not cost you more. > >>I for one will not be buying it period and this will have the same effect on >>others as well. I have a dual machine and I am NOT buying the multiprocessor >>version. Have fun. He has made a greedy, foolish decision that has irked a lot >>of people so he should pay heed to it. > >Take a look at the price of single processor version chess programs from various >companies. The prices are almost identical. Even when some are only offered as a >download only purchase. > >Then look at the price of the multi processor chess program prices. They again >are all within a few dollars of each other. > >He has not made a "greedy or foolish" decision. He has made the best business >decision he can to follow the industry trend. > >Companies that do not follow the trend get left behind. It is a simple fact. > >While you are angry from a customer's stand point, take a moment to see he is >not doing anything wrong from a business stand point. > >He is simply following a market trend whether you like it or not. i agree, I c your point BUT can u give me $115 to buy Deep Shredder 9 :.) > >Peter
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