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In lugnet.cad.dev, john_vanzwieten@msn.com (John VanZwieten) writes:
> > > * I wish that all imitation brands would drop off the face of the
> > > earth**, and I believe that imitation brands such as MegaBloks are
> > > just as much responsible for the decline of LEGO quality as well as
> > > price in recent years.
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> Economic theory would suggest that competition improves quality and reduces
> price.
Only when the competition is (a) competent and (b) putting out superior or
nearly superior stuff. If the competition puts out junk, is that an
incentive to improve?
Early LEGO Town and Castle sets were incredible, for example, and TLG
created these without any competition from imitation brands like Tyco and
MegaBloks (AFAIK).
When TLG's competition puts out poor-quality stuff that people actually go
and buy, I believe it hurts TLG -- or at least it fails to push TLG's
envelope. What's worse, these lesser-quality toys by TLG's competitors cost
significantly less, putting pressure on TLG to lower prices, which hurts
them as well.
> I actually think the current set designers at TLG could learn
> something from MegaBloks. I noticed they had a model of a big racing boat
> with a hull constructed out of 2Xn bricks. What a concept. Granted, lots of
> MB stuff is poor, too (like the bricks themselves).
But aren't they just moving in on territory that TLG abandoned? TLG showed
boats like that as alternative models in late 70's Universal Building Sets
and in Idea Books...
--Todd
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| Todd Lehman wrote in message ... (...) One man's trash... Seriously, while the piece quality of other brands is inferior, some of the sets they are offering are at least as good if not better--especially when you consider the price. I'm not saying (...) (26 years ago, 11-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) Agreed. I can't see it getting through the voting process, anyway. (...) view (...) Easy, boy. Non-TLG elements have their place in Ldraw. One of the uses of Ldraw is to share models, but another important use is to keep a record of your own (...) (26 years ago, 10-Feb-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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