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Re: Some disturbing news
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lugnet.general
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Tue, 26 Oct 1999 17:38:43 GMT
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> I *worked* for LEGO for almost 7 years, I quit in June. When people ask why I
> quit my "dream job", I tell them "The direction LEGO as a company is going is
> NOT something I want to be part of anymore..." When they ask "What direction
> is that?", I just reply "Down"....
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> I still love the product, I still buy bricks, but I seriously wonder if the
> company is going to be around much longer... <sigh> The sets are getting
> worse, service packs are apparently going away, what's next??
What's next? Hmmmm....
(1) The continuation of prostituting of the Lego brand by putting it on
everything from bedsheets to lousy computer games?
(2) More and more commercial tie-ins to the point where there will be little
or no original lines?
(3) More juniorization leading to less sales leading to more juniorization
leading to less sales (i.e. a continuation of the current trend)?
(4) The financial health of TLG erodes to the point where it is purchased by
one of the major toy companies?
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| (...) But, does this come down to one simple fact: Parent involvement? John Neal actually *enjoys* Lego bricks - I can personally vouch for that! Some parents nowdays just buy their kids toys and that's the end of it - they just tell the kids to "go (...) (25 years ago, 26-Oct-99, to lugnet.general)
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