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Re: LEGO Pirates! D-Day Approaches!
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lugnet.general
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Sat, 2 Oct 1999 16:05:12 GMT
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mattdm@AVOIDSPAMmattdm.org
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Ian Sinclair <sinclair@cadvision.com> wrote:
> TLG uses the profits from their over priced sets (compared to the
> competition) to wage wars in markets that are meaningless to so many
> others and myself. IE. Brand name crap
One hole in all of this is that no Lego system clone I've seen or heard of
comes near to the manufacturing standards Lego has. They're just not as
good. There may be market room for a high-quality clone, but I think it'd
actually be difficult to produce bricks (let alone sets) at an equal or
higher quality without being more expensive.
> We will force the surrender or capitulation of The LEGO Group.
> TLG doesn't like bad press...
> That is their weakness. We will exploit it to maximum effect.
> `The LEGO Pirates' will give TLG something to really think about.
Or, we may come across like spoiled, loony adults who haven't Grown Up.
--
Matthew Miller ---> mattdm@mattdm.org
Quotes 'R' Us ---> http://quotes-r-us.org/
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| (...) Yeah, true. :(((( (...) Maybe, maybe not. I think this would have much more impact on the largest shopping day of the year, don't you? The Friday after Thanksgiving? (25 years ago, 2-Oct-99, to lugnet.general)
| | | Re: LEGO Pirates! D-Day Approaches!
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| (...) It is not my desire to purchase blocks from anyone other than The LEGO Group. I pointed out the competition's site to make one very good point. They build sets that many of us would like to own... Unfortunately they are made by the WRONG (...) (25 years ago, 2-Oct-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | LEGO Pirates! D-Day Approaches!
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| Did I actually say that LEGO has no competition in my `It's Time AFOL Take Action' posting? It would seem that I am wrong... More about that in a second... First things first... The time has come to take our battle with The LEGO Group to the (...) (25 years ago, 2-Oct-99, to lugnet.general)
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