What will take for Chessbase to offer Houdini chess ?

[pichy]

http://www.chessbase-shop.com/en/categories/39

[hgm]

A large-enough slice of the pie?

[dj]

Houdini to be generally accepted as a legitimate and independent program in the way that Rybka was when ChessBase added it to its stable - with a preference for a world championship title to boost its credentials.

[acase]

A large-enough slice of the pie?

Indeed, imagine the nerve of those Capitalist Pigs wanting to earn a profit!
Aren't they already a multi-billion dollar conglomerate comparable in size to Exxon-Mobil, Wal-Mart, AT&T, or General Electric?

Those greedy bastards, they probably pay the CEO a multi-million Euro compensation package worth somewhere near €30-€40 million, we should have an occupy Chessbase protest at their headquarters.

[Albert Silver]

Houdini to be generally accepted as a legitimate and independent program in the way that Rybka was when ChessBase added it to its stable - with a preference for a world championship title to boost its credentials.

After the ICGA mess, the second point is far less significant. Spot on for the first point though.

[hgm]

Indeed, imagine the nerve of those Capitalist Pigs wanting to earn a profit!
Aren't they already a multi-billion dollar conglomerate comparable in size to Exxon-Mobil, Wal-Mart, AT&T, or General Electric?

Those greedy bastards, they probably pay the CEO a multi-million Euro compensation package worth somewhere near €30-€40 million, we should have an occupy Chessbase protest at their headquarters.

I don't know what your problem with capitalism is, but ChessBase is a business, and not a charity organization for helping needy chess programmers with marketing their products...

[dj]

Indeed, imagine the nerve of those Capitalist Pigs wanting to earn a profit!
Aren't they already a multi-billion dollar conglomerate comparable in size to Exxon-Mobil, Wal-Mart, AT&T, or General Electric?

Those greedy bastards, they probably pay the CEO a multi-million Euro compensation package worth somewhere near €30-€40 million, we should have an occupy Chessbase protest at their headquarters.

I don't know what your problem with capitalism is, but ChessBase is a business, and not a charity organization for helping needy chess programmers with marketing their products...

hgm, I think Andrew was indulging in irony.

[Sylwy]

A large-enough slice of the pie?

Indeed, imagine the nerve of those Capitalist Pigs wanting to earn a profit!
Aren't they already a multi-billion dollar conglomerate comparable in size to Exxon-Mobil, Wal-Mart, AT&T, or General Electric?

Those greedy bastards, they probably pay the CEO a multi-million Euro compensation package worth somewhere near €30-€40 million, we should have an occupy Chessbase protest at their headquarters.

What about my future Fritzy 14-15-16........... ??????
Are you Mr. Ernesto Rafael Guevara de la Serna ?



SilvianR

[acase]

hgm, I think Andrew was indulging in irony.

Indeed you are correct Derek, perhaps I should put a disclaimer on a post like that so they'll know it is sarcasm or irony.


Andrew R. Case

[acase]

What about my future Fritzy 14-15-16........... ??????
Are you Mr. Ernesto Rafael Guevara de la Serna ?



SilvianR

Hilarious!