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Re: Lugnet clone handling? (was: Re: LEGO clone auction)
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Sun, 28 Mar 1999 21:51:11 GMT
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In lugnet.admin.general, johnneal@uswest.net (John Neal) writes:
You are SO right on with that observation Christopher!  But I think that
*all* of us feel this way to some extent.  Sure, we joke about it, but
seriously: what is it about Lego that is _so_ completely different than
any other toy, and I mean _really_ different?

Only LEGO® is LEGO.  :)

But seriously, I think it's a very difficult thing to put in logical terms.
Being human, it's a lot of emotion for people.  And brand loyalty and all
that.

Certainly, comparing LEGO with Lincoln Logs®, or LEGO with Tinker Toys®, or
LEGO with Matchbox® cars, you won't see the same sorts of emotions, since
Lincoln Logs, Tinker Toys, and Matchbox cars aren't low-quality rip-offs of
LEGO -- they're totally completely different toy systems.

What's different about LEGO® from its imitators is that it's still -- even
today -- light-years ahead of the imitators in terms of quality.

--Todd



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  Re: Lugnet clone handling? (was: Re: LEGO clone auction)
 
(...) You are SO right on with that observation Christopher! But I think that *all* of us feel this way to some extent. Sure, we joke about it, but seriously: what is it about Lego that is _so_ completely different than any other toy, and I mean (...) (25 years ago, 24-Mar-99, to lugnet.admin.general)

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