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Re: A VERY interesting article on the Lego Business
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Tue, 26 Dec 2000 04:45:07 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Lawrence Wilkes writes:
> In lugnet.general, Lawrence Wilkes writes:
> > Compelling reading for those who love lego.
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> > http://www.independent.co.uk/news/Business/News_Analysis/2000-12/lego201200.
> > shtml
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> darned newsreaders
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> http://www.independent.co.uk/news/Business/News_Analysis/2000-12/lego201200.shtml
After reading several replies to this post, I wanted to add my 2 cent
worth. My question that I will continue to ask until I can no longer, is
what will happen to all the AFOL's in 20 years? First, Lego might not be
around in twenty years. Besides the obvious, that might not seem too
terribly bad. But bricks are beginning to degrade. Almost all the Classic
Space sets I own have severe wear on them. If Lego goes out of buisness in
10 years, what will happen to the bricks 20 years later? By shear attrition
(accidental throw-aways, broken parts, losing parts indoors, etc) quite a
few would be gone after a few years. Without anything new to replace them.
The second thing I have wondered for a while, is whether AFOL's now will
still be AFOL's in twenty years. Remember, Space is only about 20 years
old, and that's roughly the same age as many other themes that created the
AFOL's of today. How will 50 year old people be able to build if their
hand-eye coordination isn't as good as it used to be? At what point do
people manditarily stop being Lego fans? It does happen at some age (80?
90?). Also, how many people on Lugnet are children? Admittedly, many
children are not allowed, or unable use the Internet. I believe the true
reason is because the new sets are not appealing enough to attract, and
hold, the average modern child's attention for years, or even months. Maybe
sets from 10 years ago could, but Lego isn't making Space Police any more.
Of course, it could just be because first-time Internet users don't know
where to find Lego sites on their own. Yes, this was a negative message,
but I hope you understand my concern over what will happen to Lego in the
future. I also hope Lego is around in the future.
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Message has 2 Replies:
 | | Re: A VERY interesting article on the Lego Business
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| <big mother snip> Well, in twenty years I know I'll be kicking.. I'll only be 36. That seems to be around the average age here on LUGNET. As for The Lego Company, I have no doubts that they will still be around in 2020. If you are worried about your (...) (24 years ago, 26-Dec-00, to lugnet.space)
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