Author: Gian-Carlo Pascutto
Date: 06:03:50 09/06/05
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I don't understand why you are offended. My post may have said "you're all" but went on to clarify what I meant. "I will not buy Zappa if it doesn't support UCI" is not a suggestion. It's a statement. In fact, it was usually stated as a threat. The reasons were in most cases either bogus or basically hypocritical. Just reread the thread: http://www.talkchess.com/forums/1/message.html?447489 I have little respect for such people, just as I have no respect for people who try to turn this into a personal issue by some pityful attempts at retaliation like "I will not buy blablalba". It amazes me that so many people say "ChessBase is the standard and everything else is by default uninteresting". They can't even fanthom the possibility that there might be something better or just even something else, GUI-wise. This shows how bad the situation is. This isn't an anti-ChessBase sentiment. I have no problem saying that ChessBase offers an excellent deal (even though I have enough problems with it that I don't use it any more). But I cannot agree with the people who are so short-sighted to think that this monopoly is in the end beneficial to the end user. If someone wants to attack this monopoly, I will loudly support them. For business, technical and psychological reasons, you can attack the monopoly better if you do not support UCI (actually, not run under ChessBase, but I don't know any more reliable way to do that than to kill UCI support), but it is also more risky. Of course, should the GUI of Vincent turn out to suck, then the point is moot - no-one will buy Diep - Zappa. But Anthony and Vincent are both smart, so I doubt that will be the case. And you don't have to make something that is better than CB in *all* aspects for it to be interesting enough to be worth the money. Being better in some aspects, some features that noone else has, or offering an alternative experience is enough. -- GCP
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