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Re: Interview with Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen
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Sat, 25 Mar 2000 16:09:24 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Todd Lehman writes:
In lugnet.general, Christian Lindblad Rasmussen writes:
The following is taken from a Danish newspaper that had an interview
with Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen last week.

[...]
After laying off 1000 last year, it is again fun to working for Lego.

I wonder if something was lost in the translation here.  :-)

Well, the phrasing is awkward, but I read it as "working for Lego last year
was not fun because of the 1000 people laid off, now that we are past that, it
is again fun to work for Lego".

More (programable) electronic bricks sounds like fun (so long as they aren't
all like those light+sound units with very limited application).

I also read that service packs won't necessarily go away (the comment about
using internet sales to overcome the inability of stores to cary all the
various sets and supplementary packs suggests this).

Frank



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  Re: Interview with Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen
 
(...) Ever play the game "Complete the Sentence"? After laying off 1000 last year, it is again fun to working for Lego. Again to anticipate next year, 1000 more go not without fun. After laying off 1000 last year, it is again fun to working for (...) (25 years ago, 25-Mar-00, to lugnet.general)
  Re: Interview with Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen
 
(...) This is exactly what I meant. Thanks Frank. (...) I think the interview suggests more supplementary packs rather bulk sales of bricks. (...) Christian (25 years ago, 28-Mar-00, to lugnet.general)

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(...) I wonder if something was lost in the translation here. :-) --Todd (25 years ago, 25-Mar-00, to lugnet.general)  

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