Author: Steven Schwartz
Date: 06:22:37 08/25/99
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On August 25, 1999 at 01:29:49, Robert C. Maddox wrote: >On August 24, 1999 at 20:42:56, Steven Schwartz wrote: > >>The case went to trial in 1991 and lasted three weeks. Fidelity >>tried to convince the jury that a full page ad which we ran in >>Chess Life magazine (The Federation publication) in September of >>1985 saying that the Sensory 9 played "Over 1700" damaged them >>to the tune of 1.5 million dollars. Why? Because Fidelity was >>telling all their distributors that the 9 was playing "Over 2000" >>and we caused them to lose about 50,000 Sensory 9 sales. In >>fact, the Federation at that time had just about 50,000 members, >>so that meant that ALL were planning on purchasing a "9" and >>our "Over 1700" ad convinced ALL of them not to. > >In the first half of 1992 edition of CCR, in an article entitled "Now it Can Be >Told" you describe a lawsuit of this kind with Fidelity, but the computer >involved was the "Excellence." > >Were you sued twice by Fidelity? :) > >BTW, I have a working 9, and it does indeed give a hint move when turned on. I >love that old computer! > >Robert The body is willing but the mind is going... You are absolutely correct. We were sued only once by Fidelity and it was over the Excellence not the Sensory 9. At the time, it was the most important event in my life. I could not have made that mistake if my life depended upon it, but 8 years have passed and Sensory 9s blend in with with Excellences. However, I believe that they were VERY closely related, and the Excelence claim to fame was that it was selling for under $100 whereas the older 9 was closer to $200. The Excellence was a GREAT deal. It just wasn't "Over 2000" as Fidelity wanted everyone to believe. Fidelity used my article (if you wish to reprint it here, please do so) as their "proof" that I was trying to hurt Excellence sales because I suspected some attempt by Fidelity and the U.S. Chess Federation to push ICD out of the chess business so the Federation could have it all to themselves. Paranoia? I don't think so. - Steve (ICD/Your Move)
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