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Subject: Re: Cozzi-Zappa Most Probably Will Become Commercial.

Author: George Tsavdaris

Date: 14:22:37 08/20/05

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On August 20, 2005 at 17:11:43, Kurt Utzinger wrote:

>On August 20, 2005 at 16:45:27, Fernando Villegas wrote:
>
>>I asked him about that, straight and frankly, before the tourn. and his answer
>>to me was not a clear "NO" or "YES", but a "I will see after...."
>>I think after his victory he has seen more than enough...
>>I could bet half my yearly income he will become commercial and with good
>>reason. We have seen, lastly, half-baked programs and even in some cases cloned
>>programs becoming commercial, why not this jewell?
>>At the very least Anthony, I guess, will add some aditional tricks, books
>>improvements and perhaps some kind of ad-hoc gui and will ask money to any guy
>>desirous to get all the package.
>>Perhaps he still will give his current program, as it is, but work will be
>>invested to do what I said before.
>>I support him if he does so as I would support Bob if he ever does so and Fabien
>>if he does so and Spike authors if they does so....etc....
>>They got into orbit -"Dallas, send the greenbacks"- and they deserves the sweet
>>stuff.
>>Fernando
>
>
>      There is nothing against a commercial version as long
>      as we get a running UCI-engine with its own book.
>      Kurt

 And as long as its price will not be 50 Euro/$ for a non-GUI-included
product......For me. Others may disagree and pay even 60$ for the world
champ........:-)



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