Author: Drexel,Michael
Date: 15:52:29 09/05/05
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On September 05, 2005 at 18:19:46, Torstein Hall wrote: >On September 05, 2005 at 16:46:55, Vincent Diepeveen wrote: > >>On September 05, 2005 at 01:24:56, Sandro Necchi wrote: >> >>>It seems you forget one thing: >>> >>>with so many products available the customers can and want to chose what they >>>like, so it is not time anymore to impose a product, but to find out what people >>>want and make that available. >>> >>>So, do you call hypocrites givin good suggestions? >>> >>>Pls. make up your minds before insulting people that like giving good >>>suggestions. >>> >>>Sandro >> >>Stefan and you should conclude that from commercial viewpoint your UCI idea has >>failed for shredder classic sales. >> >>Probably within a few weeks after release i outsell shredder classic sales (with >>either diep3d or zappa, whatever releases first). > >How do you know that? Do you know the sales of Shredder in the UCI version? Do >you know how much any of the diep3d or zappa will sell? Or is it just a bunch of >wishfull dreaming? > >Torstein Don´t take him too serious. He obviously tend to exaggerate. Someone who calls potential customers "nerds" can´t compete with SMK. Michael > >> >>So being 'compatible' with fritz didn't bring much cash in the pocket for >>shredder, if a new product like diep3d, within a few weeks can sell more >>copies. >> >>The conclusion is obvious that the average person who has no idea about >>protocols, they just care for results. If Fritz can each new version have new >>'bugs' in the GUI that just lose you points, then the customer dislikes buying >>your product "because it sucks". >> >>If then a few nerds who reacted here that you should simply do and eat what >>chessbase is doing, then GCP has all right to call them Hypocrites. >> >>It is time for you and Stefan to draw conclusions with respect to being >>compatible and running under Fritz IMHO, instead of criticizing a decision, that >>in diep3d we can load uci engines, without trying to cripple engines from other >>programmers. >> >>You can keep of course your eyes closed forever, but to quote GCP in a >>conversation i once had: >>1 producent == interface monopolie == engine programmeurs de kneus >>translation: (1 company == interface monopoly == engine programmers get dicked) >> >>Actively supporting that monopoly i definitely underline the opinion from GCP. >> >>Vincent
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