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 Dear LEGO / 2803
  Re: What would it take?
 
(...) Hey, I resemble that remark :-) Actually, my groan isn't knee-jerk at all. I've been programming computers since about the time Microsoft bought MS-DOS and then foisted it upon the world. They got where they are on IBM's name, not their own, (...) (23 years ago, 12-Jan-01, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.general)
 
  Re: What would it take?
 
(...) !! I wasn't singling you out, and I'm sorry if I seemed to be. For my interests, Microsoft is fully suited to my needs, so I don't have any reason to check out another OS. If my needs change, perhaps I'll shop around, but until that time (...) (23 years ago, 12-Jan-01, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.general)
 
  zactly
 
hooray Amy, well said. I too have been comptering since the mid70s and abhor mediocrity in all of its nasty nasty forms. specialized toys are faddish and never last, while traditional Lego, by being merely a component, can be reused for ever to (...) (23 years ago, 12-Jan-01, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.general)
 
  Re: What would it take?
 
Well spoken! (do you write for something published?) I've only been in computer since mid-eighties, with dark ages for years after Amiga died.... And I hate MS as well. Problem is that like so many others I'm stuck with them because of the company I (...) (23 years ago, 12-Jan-01, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.general)
 
  VERY well said Duq
 
all of your post was so true, so true, but not changing the world just because its hard? that's an easy road to take. remember yoda? the dark side is easier, more seductive. If humans are going to have anything more than a 2 second attention span (...) (23 years ago, 12-Jan-01, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.general)
 
  Re: zactly
 
Paul Hartzog <panarchy23@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:G72I40.IGJ@lugnet.com... [snip] (...) It seems to me that the loss of market share is caused primarily by three things: (1) the expansion of Lego into "non-brick" products; (2) divergence (...) (23 years ago, 12-Jan-01, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.general)
 
  Re: zactly
 
(...) I feel I need to point this out, LEGO has *ALREADY* changed, I want it to change MORE, preferably towards the style of sets that they used to make. If that's not possible, then towards quality designed sets that are overly juniorized. I can (...) (23 years ago, 13-Jan-01, to lugnet.dear-lego)
 
  Re: zactly
 
(...) <snip> (...) The world continues to change. I work at a university where some of the buildings were built brick by brick by masons who were most likely proud of their work and effort. There are cornerstones on some of them with the date of (...) (23 years ago, 16-Jan-01, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.general)
 
  Re: zactly
 
Thomas Main <main@appstate.edu> wrote in message news:3A646922.9F1517...ate.edu... (...) assumption (...) child. (...) turned (...) to (...) who (...) all of (...) consumer (I (...) loyal (...) the (...) than (...) Thomas: Well said. I'm not (...) (23 years ago, 16-Jan-01, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.general)
 
  Re: zactly
 
Thomas, Interesting way to look at this, it really got me thinking. Thanks for posting your thoughts on this. -Andy Lynch ----- Original Message ----- From: "Thomas Main" <main@appstate.edu> (...) (23 years ago, 16-Jan-01, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.general)

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