Author: Michael Cummings
Date: 15:11:21 12/15/99
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On December 15, 1999 at 07:25:57, Francesco Di Tolla wrote: >>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 > >I don't think that all the people buy what they like, some buy what's on the >sehlves. And up now one had no chanche to buy Fritz or Rebel in a regular PC >store. >If you go to a shop looking for a x-mas gift for your kid, probably you will not >know what's really inside. May be you know your kid likes chess and you pick up >either ChessMaster or Fritz. Its matter on what's on the box more than what's >inside. > >This might make a "seed" of users and people could learn from friends that this >nice program exists, and buidl up a line o new customers. > >For sure rebel would have a hard time to do that path (at least the windows >interface they are producing is fine for me but probably not so appealing for >many people). But the look of the new Fritz 6 is not that bad. I actually like >its aspect much more than that of ChessMaster 5500 that I have. > >I don't know if you refer to other features. May be they could add some >capability to tweak the personality so to add some fun for kids. But the general >look (pieces design, board colors and aptterns used...) are quite in the mass >market direction. > >So the version 6 could be not a big deal for 5-32 holders, but from the point of >view of addressing a larger makget, it is a big step forward. Finally I do even >expect to find it on sail next year for something around 25$ in some shops. > >ciao >Franz I'd watch it or it will spawn the "Fritz is a toy thread" like the CM6K thread a while back. If they target it towards the mass market
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