Author: Gabor Szots
Date: 06:58:53 01/10/06
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On January 10, 2006 at 09:55:14, Albert Silver wrote: >On January 10, 2006 at 08:58:39, Gabor Szots wrote: > >>Hi Arnon, >> >>>Excuse me for the shallow language, but - >>>Why do you *hate* Rybka so much? >> >>I don't think there is a chess program I hate. For me Rybka is just another >>engine. With my level I will never understand why it is better than any other >>program. For me testing is equal to finding bugs. >> >>>All your posts are filled with baseless anti-Rybka propaganda and from the day >>>it was released you used every opportunity you had to bash and disrespect it. >> >>Please quote some of my messages to prove this. But please omit those in which I >>expressed my objection against announcing deadlines and not keeping them. Or >>promising improvements but not including them. You remember how often the home >>page was modified, don't you? >> >>>What's your problem with it, really? >> >>There is only one thing I don't like in Rybka. The marketing policy. It is too >>aggressive for my taste. But I can accept that that is the only way to make a >>living from it. >>I once called Vasik a great psychologist. And I mean it. >> >>Gábor > >You should scroll back a few years and see EVERY big new engine release and >watch this forum's response. Hiarcs 6 and 7, the Fritzes, Chess Tiger 12, 13, >14, and the Gambit Tiger, and of course the Shredders. In fact, just this year, >see the absolute frenzy for Fruit. It was Fruit this, and Fruit that, and I'm >talking about the weaker Fruit 2.1. Now Rybka is the new unofficial, but >recognized, king of the hill. > >I've read Steve's comments on the marketing plan, but honestly I don't see it >that way. Rybka's strength has been its own marketing. Had it been of 'only' >Shredder's strength, the hoopla would be 10 times less. The fact is that an >engine came out of the blue (for all practical purposes) and is killing the >field. The constant and excessive posting on this is because of this, and not >because of some incredibly ingenious ploy by Vasik. There is absolutely nothing >new about offering a beta and then charging for the final release. It is the >norm. If you want to 'blame' Vasik for something, blame him for making such a >damn strong engine, and not so much for his 'aggressive marketing'. How often do >you see other top engine programmers openly posting here at CCC? > > Albert Thanks, Albert. Clear and convincing argument. Gábor
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