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Re: Microsoft and LEGO Company Announce a Shared Doom
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lugnet.general
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Sat, 13 Jan 2001 00:08:26 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Todd Lehman writes:
> > Microsoft Corp. to Deliver Joint Services and Products with LEGO Company
> > Enabling Consumers to Explore and Develop Their Creative Potential.
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> Pardon the pun but, uh..., Holy Smoke!
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>
> > REDMOND, Wash., and BILLUND, Denmark -- Jan. 10, 2001
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> "Species 0937: We are the Billund Gates. Prepare for assimilation.
> We will add your biological and technological distinctiveness to our
> own. Your culture will adapt to service us. Your life as it has been,
> is over. Freedom is irrelevant. Resistance is economically infeasible."
>
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> > Microsoft Corp. and LEGO Company today announced the formation of a
> > sweeping global alliance that will result in new services and enhanced
> > products and technologies for consumers around the world. Through joint
> > efforts, Microsoft and LEGO Company will create stimulating and exciting
> > experiences by combining digital technology with the famous building bricks.
> > The synergy between LEGO Company's family content, MSN's word-wide consumer
> > network, and Microsoft's software and service expertise, provides a unique
> > business platform to deliver an exciting environment where consumers can
> > create and explore.
>
> A "sweeping global alliance." So much for Mac and Linux support.
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> > Microsoft and LEGO Company Forge Ahead
> > The alliance between Microsoft and LEGO Company will span a multitude of
> > groups within each company and touch the lives of millions of their
> > consumers.
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> My life has been touched enough by Microsoft. I hope that LEGO will add
> good values into the mix.
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> > Consumers can already benefit from the Microsoft and LEGO Company alliance
> > at MSN Kids channel (http://www.kids.msn.com), where LEGO Company is working
> > with MSN to deliver creative, new content. In addition, LEGO Company products
> > are already featured on MSN eShop, the one-stop shopping location on MSN.
> > Consumers are able to experience the world of LEGO Company in a virtual
> > environment by exploring MSN Kids channel for the latest LEGO games and
> > activities as well as purchase the physical products that consumers enjoy
> > through MSN eShop.
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> Will I be able to buy LEGO online if I don't run a Microsoft operating system
> and don't use a Microsoft web browser?
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> > LEGO Company will adopt Microsoft technologies in its future offerings by
> > integrating Microsoft Passport for authentication and wallet data -- as well
> > as the COPPA-compliant Kids Passport -- into the new LEGO.com Web site,
>
> "Species 0937: You will integrate our proprietary technologies into your
> products and services. Compatibility with other platforms is irrelevant."
>
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> > On the interactive entertainment front, LEGO Company has been named a
> > game developer for the new Xbox for gamers of all ages. The company will
> > also integrate Windows Media into new versions of the successful LEGO
> > Studios line of moviemaking products.
>
> "Species 0937: You will integrate our proprietary technologies into your
> products and services. Compatibility with other platforms is irrelevant."
>
>
> > Similarly, LEGO Company will facilitate the integration of
> > Microsoft .NET services and technologies throughout its global enterprise
> > network to increase productivity of its users and availability of content,
> > while reducing total cost of ownership.
>
> I'm sure kids are very concerned about their productivity and about saving
> Species 0937 money.
>
> --Todd
So is Spamcake going to be the secret weapon in the fight against
Microsoft (bio-weapons)? I personally forsee few changes in the actual
production end of Lego. They'll still be the same bricks. Although, it
might mean a few compatability problems for Mindstorms users though (and
more potential compatibility-based lawsuits)... Anyway, only time will tell
for sure.
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