Author: Don Prohaska
Date: 06:35:25 08/04/99
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On August 04, 1999 at 00:10:06, Lawrence S. Tamarkin wrote: >Hi Fernando: You are doing OK in the political correctness department. But then >that's my opinion, so if your post or mine is deleted, we will know there was >some failer to communicate somewhere. > >Anyway, as an attempt to be 'on-topic', I will say that I think I saw on the >Rebel page initially, that the Rebel Windows version will be free to current >owner's of Rebel10, but then later I think I saw a change, in that the Windows >version was going to be free to current owner's for 30 days OWNLY, before the >ievitable upgrade price was going to be charged. In my opinion this is an >unpleasent 'middle change' of policy regarding this product, (whenever it comes >out), and I resent that there were some buyer's from previous versions to the >Rebel10 version, thinking that eventually they would get the Rebel windows >version for 'free'. I know that if I was told that I would have to pay for sure >for the Windows version of Rebel, I would have skipped upgrading to version 10, >especially with the initial promise that it would be around this time in the >year that the beta Windows version would be out. Yeah, I remember the original promise. I also would have waited rather than buy Rebel 10. I am a bit surprised that the change was made withou explanation. I can only think the change was made because of the use of another company's program. After all, it is just the Rebel engine in an already commerial Windows Chess program. But, life goes on.... > >But I am not surprised that this 'promise' was (or is), going to be broken. >Nothing is new in Marketing from these chess software companies, except my own >understanding about how they fib. - Really the best & dirtiest joke is from >them, to our addicts! pocket book... > >Larry > > >On August 03, 1999 at 14:23:09, Fernando Villegas wrote: > >>On August 03, 1999 at 02:26:26, Lawrence S. Tamarkin wrote: >> >>>Hey Fernando! - What are you asking such 'sensitive questions' for? >> >> >>I am retrainning myself to do somewhat stupids but on topic questions. I will >>persevere to be finally confused with a decent, not-talking-profanities-kind-of- >>man. How I am doing, Larry? :-) >>Fernando >> >> >> You know, >>>it will be ready when it is ready already! You know you can't rush a great work >>>of Art... (well, maybe YOU can?! - BTW, email me directly any good jokes you've >>>heard...) >>> >>>Larry >>> >>> >>>On August 02, 1999 at 18:24:17, Fernando Villegas wrote: >>> >>>>Hi Ed: >>>>Sorry if I interrupt, but I am sure many people here would like to know how is >>>>going the windows Rebel version proyect. Can we expect some new at short notice, >>>>that is, before next millenium? >>>>Fernando
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