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Subject: Re: About Rybka Book!

Author: Milton Zucker

Date: 12:20:48 02/23/06

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On February 23, 2006 at 13:57:58, Robert Allgeuer wrote:

>On February 23, 2006 at 10:48:54, Eduard Nemeth wrote:
>
>>read more here (btw. Rybka Homepage is new updated):
>>
>>http://www.rybkachess.com/free/RybkaBook.txt
>
>Not convincing.
>
>I have not bought Rybka, yet, but was planning to do so, actually was sure to do
>so. Recent developments make me think a bit:
>
>- the subscription approach makes paying customers to beta testers without
>knowing what one buys
>- the ctg book forces customers to buy another product in order to use Rybka to
>its full potential, the worse as this book is considered the "official book"
>- the decision was not really presented and defended in a customer-oriented but


>rather authoritarian way in this forum. Noteworthy is also Vas“ absence of posts
>on this matter.
>
>Robert

I wouldn't get down on the guy for not posting about this matter in CCC.  This
kind of post would very likely be interpreted as a violation of ccc rules and
could cause more excitement in the forum.  I think he handled it properly by
posting his reasons on his own website.

Milton



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