Author: Timothy J. Frohlick
Date: 22:10:32 03/28/99
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On March 29, 1999 at 00:58:49, Micheal Cummings wrote: > >On March 29, 1999 at 00:41:20, Lin Harper wrote: > >>While we're on the subject, why don't the "professional"(did I spell that >>right?) programs appear on the shelves of computer game warehouses, alongside >>CM6K and the 'crappy' ones? Are they too snooty? Or is it that their prices will >>appear a little out of line in comparison to the other games. Mindscape has the >>better business approach to marketing a chess program, and will make a killing >>now with these SSDF results! > >Because no one apart from die hard chess fans will buy them > >Okay In Australia this is how much chess programs cost that I know of > >Hiarcs7 $200 >Fritz5.32 $129 >Rebel 9 $199 (now that is funny selling Rebel 9 for more than Rebel >10) >Rebel 10 $129 >Shredder3 $180 >M-chess Pro $220 >Chess Genius $219 >Socrates $135 >Gideon Pro $135 > >Chessmaster 6000 $49 > > >Now looking at those prices I have to choose from, which one do you think mummy >and daddy are going to buy for their child that wants a computer chess program >with some strength. ? > >which one in these hard economic time when most people are hard up on money do >you think they will buy ? > >How many people want to buy the best or strongest they can get, simply because >it is number one, what do you think they will buy ? > >Which one simply looks better than the rest to most of the mass market. ? > >Which one includes a tutorial on how to play chess from start to finish at no >extra cost ? > >the Answer to these questions and many more for the mass market is CM6K Dear Micheal, I assume that all prices are in Australian dollars and $1 US = $1.60 Aus . No wonder you think that CM6000 is a good buy. Why is MChess 8 so expensive when we can get it for $48.00 US?? I think that you are getting cheated by your local dealer. When you order from ICD do you have to pay exorbitant duties to your socialist government? Tim
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