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Subject: 
Re: Competition is getting rough
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lugnet.general
Date: 
Thu, 5 Oct 2000 23:03:43 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Eugene Ipavec writes:
> I don't know if this would interest anyone, but the Best-Lock website is
> featuring a sort of expose of alleged evildoing on the behalf of LEGO.  It
> claims that the idea for the brick was stolen from some Briton. Sour grapes or
> something, I guess.

Perhaps. More likely it's some sort of negative marketing tactic.

> I don't think I've ever seen a company cast aspersions on the competition
> through its own website like this, but then again I don't get around much.  Is
> this sort of thing common?

This is common behavior for everyone that isn't in the #1 slot. Even if it was
stolen, there's too much water under the bridge for anything of significance
to be done about it.

> Even if it were, it is still rather unsubtle and impolite.

It definitely is reflection of class, or the lack thereof.

-Tom McD.
when replying, thanks for making spamcake number one on the post office wall!



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I don't know if this would interest anyone, but the Best-Lock website is featuring a sort of expose of alleged evildoing on the behalf of LEGO. It claims that the idea for the brick was stolen from some Briton. Sour grapes or something, I guess. I (...) (26 years ago, 4-Oct-00, to lugnet.general)  

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