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Re: HELLO?!, LEGO CO. ! was: Will the educational arm of Technic & Mindstorms continue?
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lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.general, lugnet.technic
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Mon, 12 Jan 2004 09:45:32 GMT
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let's don't make things worse than they really are

if we think "the core" is brick and nothing more
then we should think TLC will stop producting plates
which is stupid
so IMO technic is a patr of "core"
the same with liftarms (studless beams)

"the core" or "the brick" means "not shoes" "not clothes"
"not galidor" "not games" etc


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  Re: HELLO?!, LEGO CO. ! was: Will the educational arm of Technic & Mindstorms continue?
 
(...) If TLC is trying to control costs and return to profitability, they will want to cut products that have a bad profit margin for them. This would likely include Star Wars and Harry Potter on the basis of licensing fees and specialized part (...) (21 years ago, 12-Jan-04, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.general, lugnet.technic)
  Re: HELLO?!, LEGO CO. ! was: Will the educational arm of Technic & Mindstorms continue?
 
I wrote Michael Anderson (firmware guru at TLC) expressing my concerns about the future of Mindstorms based on the recent press regarding TLC's financial woes. I asked him if he could reassure me. He said, "there are some very interesting projects (...) (21 years ago, 12-Jan-04, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.general, lugnet.technic)

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  Re: HELLO?!, LEGO CO. ! was: Will the educational arm of Technic & Mindstorms continue?
 
"Jeff Szklennik" <jeffszklennik@usaexpress.net> wrote in message news:HrCCrt.1A8G@lugnet.com... (...) products, (...) in (...) change, (...) a part (...) that it's (...) returning to. (...) days' (...) it; I (...) Well all I can say is that, if (...) (21 years ago, 11-Jan-04, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.general, lugnet.technic)

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