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Subject: Re: Commercial programs

Author: Dann Corbit

Date: 12:20:08 09/06/05

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On September 06, 2005 at 02:23:02, Madhavan 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.
>
>How do you know?
>
>>Probably within a few weeks after release i outsell shredder classic sales (with
>>either diep3d or zappa, whatever releases first).
>
>
>WOW!It's against other commerical program,can the DIEP get the offer from
>chessbase?
>DIEP can't get any offer from chessbase doesn't mean Chessbase sucks
>
>>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.
>
>Shredder sold by shredderclassic and from chessbase sure had a lot of cash.
>
>Chessmaster 8000 doesn't have direct UCI,It supports only Xboard.I'm a bit
>surprised by Chessmaster's popularity among the customers

I guess that less than 1 in 100,000 ChessMaster owners even know what Xboard or
Winboard is.  Literally.

I guess that less than 1000 people play ChessMaster under Winboard (I include
myself in that full list.)

>>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".
>
>
>Fritz sold from Viva media was very demanding.
>
>>If then a few nerds who reacted here that you should simply do and eat what
>>chessbase is doing, then GCP has all right to call them Hypocrites.
>
>you can criticise all you want.Lets see how your GUI gets feedback from the
>customers
>
>You need commercial popularity,Vincent and not convincing only CCC people.There
>are very less members  here anyway.
>I agree with your idea that engine should be released as a stand alone and
>should not support any protocol,that's what Johan did.
>
>Get the contract from UBISOft or EA sports
>
>>It is time for you and Stefan to draw conclusions with respect to being
>>compatible and running under Fritz IMHO, instead of criticizing a decision, that
>>in diep3d we can load uci engines, without trying to cripple engines from other
>>programmers.
>
>I have never even heard of DIEP 3d GUI,Let's see whatits made of
>
>>You can keep of course your eyes closed forever, but to quote GCP in a
>>conversation i once had:
>>1 producent == interface monopolie == engine programmeurs de kneus
>>translation: (1 company == interface monopoly == engine programmers get dicked)
>>
>>Actively supporting that monopoly i definitely underline the opinion from GCP.
>>
>>Vincent



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