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In lugnet.general, Joe Meno wrote: * SNIP * (...) I saw that yesterday at Fred Meyer, there was a huge aisle display of construction toys just waiting for the day-after-Thanksgiving sales. A big part of it consisted of LEGO tubs (700 pc buckets, (...) (20 years ago, 22-Nov-04, to lugnet.disney)
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(...) Then you'd better brace yourself--MegaBloks has recently licenced some of Marvel Comics' characters, and Spiderman is the first set to be revealed so far. Potentially, you'll see LEGO Spiderman and MB Spiderman together on the very same shelf (...) (20 years ago, 22-Nov-04, to lugnet.disney)
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(...) I think it was Lego that bailed on the continued contract. From what I've heard, Lego basically said "We've been hit hard by licensing, we're not going to do any more licensed products." - Star Wars was great, but also flopped (Lucas got a (...) (20 years ago, 22-Nov-04, to lugnet.disney)
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(...) That's what makes me so frustrated. The major competitors report success while TLG makes things worse by making poor business decisions (i.e. the big "2003-change"). -Bryan (20 years ago, 22-Nov-04, to lugnet.disney)
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(...) Actually, the license with Disney ended a while before that decision. -Scott (20 years ago, 23-Nov-04, to lugnet.disney)
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