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Re: Children are our role models - a profile of the LEGO Company, 2001
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Date: 
Mon, 29 Jan 2001 22:14:54 GMT
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In lugnet.lego.announce, Suzanne D. Rich writes:
> Taken from:
> http://www.lego.com/info/pressspecific.asp?PressReleaseId=163&Year=2001 [snip]

> There appears to be no upper age limit for the popularity of LEGO
> MINDSTORMS. Around half the owners of these sets are adults between the ages
> of 25 and 45. [snip]

"Hoo-ahh!"   That's us.  :-)

> The founder's grandson, Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen (his last name is spelled with
> a K due to a mistake on his birth certificate), [snip]

Ah. I always wondered about that.

-Suz



Message has 1 Reply:
  LEGO says adults 25-45 account for half of MindStorms sales!
 
(...) Whoa--whoa--wow!--half?!?!? Way excellent!!! --Todd (26 years ago, 30-Jan-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.robotics)

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