Fritz 12 vs Chess King w/Houdini 2

Anyone tried both of these?  Does Fritz 12 do everything that Chess King Houdini 2 does? 

  (Trying to improve my game)  Does Chess King Houdini 2 do things to improve my game that Fritz 12 doesn't do?   Thanks in advance for any help.  Davy

I've tried both.

I hated Chess King... I only used it once, as I remember.  (A few months ago.) 

As I recall, I couldn't configure the look of board the way I wanted it.  Nor could I configure some of the screens and windows and background colors, to set them up the way I wanted.

Also, if I remember correctly, that GUI doesn't allow you to use other chess engines, which was the absolute deal-breaker for me.  Once I realized I was stuck with one engine, I wasn't much interested any more.

Fritz 12 is more for power-users.  I got the impession Chess King was more for "kids" or for your average chess player.  So yes, I would say that generally, Fritz12 can do everything that Chess King can do, and probably a whole lot more.

Thanks Mr. Ed.  I just saw Chess King talking about how it shows tree branches for many openings and wondered if Fritz 12 did the same thing?