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Subject:	Re: A change in attitude: was Big Brother is Watching (and reading, too!)
Newsgroups:	lugnet.general
Date:	Mon, 25 Oct 1999 02:56:44 GMT
Reply-To:	johnneal@ANTISPAMuswest.net
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What is it about TLG??!! How _can_ they be so obtuse? Or, are _we_ missing something? Because *somebody* is WAY off here. _Why_ can't TLG understand this point: WE WANT YOU TO SUCCEED!!!! WE WANT YOU TO TAKE OUR MONEY!!! WE HAVE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF $$$ TO GIVE YOU!! WHY IS THAT *SO* DIFFICULT TO SEE??!! I mean, take a look at LUGNET! There are hundreds of people out there who devote a considerable portion of their lives to LEGO!! You don't think that with that kind of devotion you couldn't work out some deal that would be a win-win situation? I defy ANYONE to come up with some remotely reasonable explanation as to why they wouldn't/shouldn't JUMP at this opportunity! *ANY* company would kill to have such a rabidly loyal customer base as LEGO does! It doesn't make sense; it defies logic, and therein lies the frustration. ....Or is it *because* you know that we are a rabidly loyal bunch who will bitch and moan but when all is said and done will continue to buy your product regardless, so why make the effort? And to be honest, you're probably right. But I just want you to know how bitter that makes true AFOLs feel. Talk about your love/hate relationships! You guys suck/are great. -John Larry Pieniazek wrote: > Mike, let me be clear in case I wasn't, I'm not disagreeing with you. > > A number of people at TLG DO have rose colored glasses on. I'd rather just see > if a well reasoned business case NOW could avoid the hundreds of millions in > losses that would wake up TLG. > > Problem with that strategy is that they may change their business to make > money, but change it in a direction that we care for even less than where we > are now. > > That's all I am getting at. > > ++Lar

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		Re: A change in attitude: was Big Brother is Watching (and reading, too!)
(...) It makes me toy with the idea of liquidating the whole shebang and moving on to something else. :/ I could get almost as much enjoyment out of a good virtual Lego building package for free, recover the use of an entire room, and spend the (...) (25 years ago, 25-Oct-99, to lugnet.general)

		Re: A change in attitude: was Big Brother is Watching (and reading, too!)
(...) I don't know that that is a generally true statement. I'm sure a good number of people will continue to buy TLG products until such time as the quality of the bricks themselves goes to pot, but it's bound to be true that other people will slip (...) (25 years ago, 25-Oct-99, to lugnet.general)

		Re: Name that movie, was: A change in attitude
(...) "Let's see how you like a month in solitary!" (Or something like that.) Name that movie! (25 years ago, 26-Oct-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)

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		Re: A change in attitude: was Big Brother is Watching (and reading, too!)
Mike, let me be clear in case I wasn't, I'm not disagreeing with you. A number of people at TLG DO have rose colored glasses on. I'd rather just see if a well reasoned business case NOW could avoid the hundreds of millions in losses that would wake (...) (25 years ago, 24-Oct-99, to lugnet.general)

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