Author: Barry Culp
Date: 20:46:35 09/05/05
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On September 05, 2005 at 17:02:37, Uri Blass wrote: >On September 05, 2005 at 16:46:55, Vincent Diepeveen wrote: > >>On September 05, 2005 at 01:24:56, Sandro Necchi wrote: >> >>>It seems you forget one thing: >>> >>>with so many products available the customers can and want to chose what they >>>like, so it is not time anymore to impose a product, but to find out what people >>>want and make that available. >>> >>>So, do you call hypocrites givin good suggestions? >>> >>>Pls. make up your minds before insulting people that like giving good >>>suggestions. >>> >>>Sandro >> >>Stefan and you should conclude that from commercial viewpoint your UCI idea has >>failed for shredder classic sales. >> >>Probably within a few weeks after release i outsell shredder classic sales (with >>either diep3d or zappa, whatever releases first). >> >>So being 'compatible' with fritz didn't bring much cash in the pocket for >>shredder, if a new product like diep3d, within a few weeks can sell more >>copies. >> >>The conclusion is obvious that the average person who has no idea about >>protocols, they just care for results. If Fritz can each new version have new >>'bugs' in the GUI that just lose you points, then the customer dislikes buying >>your product "because it sucks". > >One question. > >If Fritz has so many bugs that are designed against the opponents then how can >buggy fruit2.1 be second place and better than Fritz and Junior in tests under >fritz interface(see CEGT)? > >Uri Does anyone remember all the problems that Chessbase introduced with the release of Junior and Deep Junior 9 last winter ? There were numerous GUI bugs and engine problems. I know from experience. And as usual, Chessbase support was "lacking" to say the least. Of course, this just further proves the point made by Vincent about how Chessbase intentionally "screws" other engine programmers. Oh wait ..Junior was a native CB engine ! hmmmmm ...think about it another CB nerd
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