Author: Michael Cummings
Date: 04:10:19 12/15/99
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On December 15, 1999 at 05:34:19, Francesco Di Tolla wrote: >My guess is that Eidos wanted to have a demo. On the other side if Fritz is >going to be distributed in shops (as I have suggested many times) it might sell >so many copies that the number of computer chess fans that have Junior, Hiarcs >Nizmo and friends will become irrelevant respect to number of Fritz copies sold. >(Just think to the number scored by ChessMaster). > >The question is: after they have sold, say, some 100.000 copies or more of Fritz >6, will they have any interest in developing a new Junior 7, and a new Hiarcs... >to sell say few 1.000 copeis of each? Or will they invest the time required to >develop Fritz 7 with a new 3D board or something funny in it? > >regards >Franz Do you really think that Fritz6 has what it takes to be popular in the mass market. You have to remember that it may draw us computer chess fanatics in, but from the kids and people I have shown in chess programs, they all love Chessmaster, and find Rebel 10 and Shredder2, somewhat boring. Fritz is a pure chess playing program for the chess player, like Rebel and shredder. Chessmaster makes chess interesting and fun
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