Author: Peter Skinner
Date: 22:31:51 05/12/05
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On May 12, 2005 at 08:28:20, Peter Fendrich wrote: >Hmmm, what wrong did Stefan Meyer-Kahlen do to deserve pirates? >/Peter Whenever a person chooses to make his program proprietary to his own interface, and basically robs customers let right and center, then he deserves everything coming to him and more. Stefan has seen to it that Shredder will only perform it's absolute best within _his_ interface. He _could_ have added the "own book" option to his program, but then there would be almost no use for his interface. You _have_ to use his interface to use the Neechi book. There is no other option. Removing the dual support from the regular Shredder 7/8 and offering a single cpu and a 2 to 16 processor version is just plain scamming customers. Why remove something that has been there for the last two versions? Simple answer.. money. Nothing more, nothing less. If he never added the dual support in the previous two versions then the point would be moot. Since he _has_ and now _removed_ it, this is a simple cash grab. I personally will _never_ purchase his program again, and I know of several others that will also _never_ purchase his offerings in the future. Do to the fact I am very vocal about problems I see, people seem to feel the need to email me and describe their frustrations with the same situation and for the _same_ reasons. When the "top" program is a mere 30-40 elo better than #2, really it is a toss up when it comes to playing strength. Stefan should have thought about this before pissing off his previous customer base. Peter
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