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Subject: Re: Will the CM6K result, will this force chess programs down even more

Author: Dann Corbit

Date: 08:35:02 03/30/99

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People think that cheaper prices for chess programs will be a benefit.

I am not so sure.  Higher margin for developers means more money spent on
research and development.  If we all have $25 chess programs, they will stagnate
and the real losers will be the chess playing community.

If all cars sold for $1000 you can be sure you would be getting junky cars and
they would not improve.

If all radios sold for $3 you would get tinny sounding boxes.

Price pressure means lower quality.  If you imagine that somehow the price can
drop and the quality remain the same then you are not very good at math.  Maybe
in the short term it works.  But in the long term those wanting top quality
merchandise are going to be disappointed.

• Re: Will the CM6K result, will this force chess programs down even more KarinsDad 09:50:02 03/30/99
  • Re: Will the CM6K result, will this force chess programs down even more Dann Corbit 11:10:24 03/30/99
    • Re: Will the CM6K result, will this force chess programs down even more KarinsDad 14:13:37 03/30/99
      • Re: Will the CM6K result, will this force chess programs down even more Dann Corbit 14:59:58 03/30/99
        • Re: Will the CM6K result, will this force chess programs down even more Micheal Cummings 15:51:07 03/30/99
          • Re: Will the CM6K result, will this force chess programs down even more Dann Corbit 16:32:05 03/30/99
            • Re: Will the CM6K result, will this force chess programs down even more Harald Faber 02:56:51 03/31/99
              • Re: Will the CM6K result, will this force chess programs down even more blass uri 04:29:05 03/31/99
                • Re: Will the CM6K result, will this force chess programs down even more Bertil Eklund 10:29:29 03/31/99
                  • Re: Will the CM6K result, will this force chess programs down even more Harald Faber 02:42:17 04/01/99
                    • Re: Will the CM6K result, will this force chess programs down even more Dave Gomboc 11:59:12 04/05/99
                      • Re: Will the CM6K result, will this force chess programs down even more José de Jesús García Ruvalcaba 12:35:59 04/05/99
                        • Re: Will the CM6K result, will this force chess programs down even more Dave Gomboc 00:34:23 04/06/99
                • Re: Will the CM6K result, will this force chess programs down even more Bertil Eklund 10:12:43 03/31/99
                • Re: Will the CM6K result, will this force chess programs down even more Harald Faber 06:06:39 03/31/99
            • Re: Will the CM6K result, will this force chess programs down even more Micheal Cummings 16:57:22 03/30/99

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