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Subject:	Re: Microsoft and LEGO Company Announce a Shared Doom
Newsgroups:	lugnet.general, lugnet.robotics
Date:	Fri, 12 Jan 2001 02:09:33 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Jeff Johnston writes: > What this press release boils down to is: > > 1) Microsoft powering the S@H stuff on the Web. Oh, just what I've always wanted! > * Hey, it can't get any worse than it is now - whenever I try to go there > it's so slow as to be completely unusable. So there's one redeeming aspect. > 2) LEGO licensed the ability to use Windows Media for the Studios sets. > * Weren't people asking for more options than just .mpg? Feh. Windows Media is M$ bogo-format. We want real standards. > 3) LEGO writes games for the Xbox. Xbox is M$. Ptui. > * BFD, as far as I'm concerned. There's no mention of it being an > exclusive deal either, so they will in all probability continue to write > it for home computers as well. They may even write for other platforms > like the PS2. And MacOS and Linux? > 4) LEGO uses M$ stuff for its corporate network. > * They probably do that anyway, or something close to it. Very few > non-computer companies run their networks using Unix, and very ferw > companies period use Macs (sad to say). Very few companies ruin their networks using Unix. :-) > The only mention of Mindstorms comes in the "About LEGO Company" section, > so I think it's a wee bit premature to start panicing and tossing rumors > around. I don't think any of the above is going to "interfere with your > favorite toy". Tell that to the Gingerbread Man. :-) --Todd

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		Re: Microsoft and LEGO Company Announce a Shared Doom
(...) Can't blame for that. Maybe it'll actually allow you to save in other than the small size for easier translation. (...) Didn't say it was a good thing, just translating 'press release speak'. (...) Well, it's not like they support them much (...) (24 years ago, 12-Jan-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.robotics)

		Re: Microsoft and LEGO Company Announce a Shared Doom
If we're going to have OS advocacy wars, perhaps we should just all go to slashdot and have them there, rather than cluttering up the list. (...) One word: Expedia. This is a microsoft site that kicks absolute ass. (...) I thought that's what mpeg (...) (24 years ago, 12-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics)

		Re: Microsoft and LEGO Company Announce a Shared Doom
(...) The difference is that now, Lego are reasonably open about letting people build their own tools like NQC that use the firmware inside the box. Most Linux enthusiasts would tell you that we don't especially need Lego to release all their (...) (24 years ago, 13-Jan-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.robotics)

		Re: Microsoft and LEGO Company Announce a Shared Doom
(...) I'm honestly a bit puzzled by this statement. Regarding the MS issue, it's not like LEGO has released lots of software for non-MS OS earlier on. And regarding the implied statement that LEGO used to be a moral company. I don't see that (...) (24 years ago, 14-Jan-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)

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		Re: Microsoft and LEGO Company Announce a Shared Dream
(...) Whoah there Dean, calm down. What this press release boils down to is: 1) Microsoft powering the S@H stuff on the Web. * Hey, it can't get any worse than it is now - whenever I try to go there it's so slow as to be completely unusable. 2) LEGO (...) (24 years ago, 11-Jan-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.robotics)

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