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Re: Microsoft and LEGO Company Announce a Shared Dream
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lugnet.general
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Fri, 12 Jan 2001 15:15:59 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Benjamin Medinets writes:
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> Personally, while Microsoft may be a bit of an "expert" at computer software
> platform
Microsoft is expert at buying up or driving the competition out of business.
They will likely roll the Mindstorms software into the next version of Windows
so that no one will buy it from TLG, then offer TLG pennies on the dollar to
take over Mindstorms. As they have done with other promising developments for
the Windows platform.
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> I think I agree with Todd Lehman, TLG doesn't need to join the "Microsoft
> Collective".
I agree, too. Looks like it's too late. Maybe all the Luke Skywalker minifigs
can sway TLG from the Dark Side.
James Wilson
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| (...) Having in mind that 2001 is actually the year when the Imperial Army invades the LEGO Star Wars Line, I think that LEGO might loose this battle. I wouldn't be surprised if Mindstorms would take control about LEGO Media so that all LEGO (...) (23 years ago, 12-Jan-01, to lugnet.general)
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| I don't think this was the answer we were looking for when it was hinted that TLG was possibly be in a bit of a mess in the last couple of years. Personally, while Microsoft may be a bit of an "expert" at computer software platform (which might make (...) (23 years ago, 12-Jan-01, to lugnet.general)
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