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Subject: Re: What's going on with Chessbase®???

Author: Rolf Tueschen

Date: 09:46:44 02/07/06

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On February 07, 2006 at 12:41:57, Roman Hartmann wrote:

>On February 07, 2006 at 10:30:33, Bernardo Wesler wrote:
>
>>If u try to see the download or updates sections u will find old versions of
>>their engines..... fritz 7, 8, hiarcs 8, shredder 7, and so on.....
>>The only pages they update regularly are the news and the new products......
>>I can hardly think there was not even an update or patch of the engines fritz 8,
>>fritz9, shredder 8 and 9, haircs 9, etc......
>>In my opinion it is unfair..... We pay for not only a program but their
>>service.....
>>Moreover, they don't even issue a newsletter or newsgroup from where the
>>customers may be able to download any stuff.
>>Shame on Chessbase®; i am seriously considering not to buy more programs from
>>them.
>
>Hi,
>maybe you are not aware of the fact that you can log on the server and get your
>GUI updated (Menu: Help->query update).
>There is also the way of downlodading the *.iup file directly and installing it
>manually.
>But maybe Chessbase should also offer a link to those update files on their
>support site for those who don't frequent the server and therefore don't know
>about the update option.

How could you write that? THe option _is_ in the program itself [see the last
menue item under HELP] and if he HAD it he would know that d/l! For me it is
therefore clear, 100% clear, that this is just agenda and not serious problem of
a decent user.


> The CB engines are also updated with those online
>updates but AFAIK there wasn't an engine update for F9 yet. There were serverals
>GUI/Engine updates for F8 though.
>
>Regards
>Roman



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