Author: Dann Corbit
Date: 15:14:29 09/26/05
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On September 26, 2005 at 17:46:28, Roger Brown wrote: >On September 26, 2005 at 16:47:09, Dann Corbit wrote: > >>At some point, I think you will have to change your method of protection. >>Consider if you sell 100,000 copies some day in total volume. For sure, every 5 >>years almost all of those machines will change. Now, imagine handling the email >>traffic. >> >>But while your volume is still low, I think that method will probably work fine. >> It won't prevent me from buying a copy. > > > > > >Hello Dann, > >Needless to say, I am sure that they would love to have that problem. It sounds like a good problem to have, but imagine (if you will 50,000 emails). Somebody has to read them. Somebody has to understand them and process those requests. Calculate how many that is per year. Think of how many you could process in one hour. You will quickly see that the $35 chess engine is costing them a few hundred dollars for each one that they sell. Now, the problem is not nearly so much fun. >I would love to have that problem. I suspect it would not be as enjoyable as you might imagine. >Darn, I would love to be able to write a chess program of any strength. If you wanted to spend the time and effort, you could do it. But it's like Van Cliburn (the famous pianist). A lady walked up to him one day and said: "I would give anything to play like you!" "No you wouldn't" Van Cliburn responded. "Yes I would!" she came back again. "You wouldn't give 4 hours per day practicing, every day without exception, for 25 years." was his final reply. >Later.
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