 | | Re: LEGO Company announces poor performance in year 2000 —Richard Marchetti
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| | | (...) Just to play the Devil's Advocate here for a moment... The article stated: <<"We will refocus on our core business, which is materials for open-ended play for children," he said. "That is what the brand is about -- stimulating imagination, (...) (24 years ago, 1-Mar-01, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | Re: LEGO Company announces poor performance in year 2000 —Kevin Loch
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| | | | (...) How about "... did almost anything ... " ? KL (24 years ago, 2-Mar-01, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | Re: LEGO Company announces poor performance in year 2000 —Eric Joslin
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| | | | (...) Now, to be fair, I do think that TLC *are* doing some things that are of great advantage to AFOLs. First, there's the Bulk Brick offerings. Yes, I know, many of these same bricks were available in slightly different assortments ("Blue Bricks", (...) (24 years ago, 2-Mar-01, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | Re: LEGO Company announces poor performance in year 2000 —Kevin Loch
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| | | | (...) sets. (...) You are absolutely correct. I would be interested in knowing how successful those offerings are. As good as those things are, and they do make it much easier for use to build impressive train show displays, they don't affect their (...) (24 years ago, 2-Mar-01, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | Re: LEGO Company announces poor performance in year 2000 —Richard Marchetti
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| | | | (...) I like what you have said here a lot, Kevin. The themes themselves are perfect, what sucks is the implementation. But as to staying "cutting edge," I think that goal may need some rethinking. With the exception of the linked Mindstorms, (...) (24 years ago, 4-Mar-01, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | Re: LEGO Company announces poor performance in year 2000 —David Zorn
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| | | | (...) Richard, these are beautifully worded statements and ring with truth. And it is because of the kind of toy that Lego is that we can be optimistic that Lego will be around for a long time to come. (24 years ago, 5-Mar-01, to lugnet.general)
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