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Re: An alternative open letter to the CEO of the LEGO Company
Newsgroups: 
lugnet.color, lugnet.dear-lego
Date: 
Thu, 20 Jan 2005 01:14:02 GMT
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In lugnet.general, William R. Ward wrote:
> In today's ever-changing toy industry we recognize that it is vital to the
> future of our favorite toy company, LEGO, to make changes to its product line to
> better retain and attract its core group of customers--children.  While some of
> these changes, like the recent changes to the grey and brown brick colors, have
> caused a great deal of controversy in the AFOL community, we realize that the
> LEGO Company management must be trusted to make the decisions that are best for
> its future.

Like changing "DUPLO" into "Explore" into "DUPLO"?

> we trust that you and the rest of the LEGO Company management understand
> this industry better than we ever could

Mr. Plougman was from Bang&Olufsen, he wasn't successful, but fired.

Mr. Knudstorp is from McKinsey. Why should he know the "LEGO Business" better
than we do? Of course, I also would like to see him successful, and I'm wishing
him all the best for his work. But I can't see why he should be deeper in the
LEGO topic than we are?

Leg Godt!

René



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  Re: An alternative open letter to the CEO of the LEGO Company
 
(...) I read that paragraph slightly different to you. Its hard to explain, so here's an illustration of how I read it: General: Tomorrow at 0600 we storm Omaha Beach. Private: I trust that you and the rest of the general staff you have arranged air (...) (22 years ago, 20-Jan-05, to lugnet.color, lugnet.dear-lego)
  Re: An alternative open letter to the CEO of the LEGO Company
 
(...) Was that changed back because of a letter to the CEO sent by a member of LUGNET? I'm sorry I must have missed that one. Yeah, changing DUPLO was a mistake, and they changed it back. But that was the kind of mistake that affects their core (...) (22 years ago, 20-Jan-05, to lugnet.color, lugnet.dear-lego)

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