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| (...) Only if they buy the license from Ritvik. Dave! (26 years ago, 29-Nov-00, to lugnet.lego)
| | | | | Re: Pokemon blitzes Lego
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| (...) <snip> (...) Frankly, blaming their losses on Pokemon seems like a bit of a cop out. Pokemon was just as (if not more) popular in 1999 as in 2000, and they managed to run a profit that year. Perhaps they need to return to the business plan (...) (26 years ago, 29-Nov-00, to lugnet.lego)
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| (...) I hate to post me too posts, but ... Blaming losses on Pokemon may be a good cover for the news and for Joe Public, but if people inside the company *really* think that Pokemon is at fault for their sales drop, they need to get sacked. Lego (...) (26 years ago, 29-Nov-00, to lugnet.lego)
| | | | | Re: Community to design new LEGO T-shirts
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| (...) Yes! A MindStorms shirt would be cool as well, even if it just had the programmable brick amidst the "MINDSTORMS" storm background that is used on the RIS box. -Peter (26 years ago, 29-Nov-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
| | | | | Re: Larry Tells All... (was Re: Lego To Close Molding, etc.)
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| (...) I'll add in here, that I was guessing. I was figuring around 5 machines/operator, and a fair overhead/support. For example, if you don't have any production, you don't require _any_ QA. Also, if you figure 500 machines (a possible number, but (...) (26 years ago, 29-Nov-00, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)
| | | | | Re: Further Article on Lego ceasing Manufacturing at Enfield, CT location
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| <snip> (...) If the preceeding paragraph does not finally convince TLC and some skeptics here that AFOL's make up a significant chunck of the market, I don't know what will. Personally I think the Life on Mars sets are a huge step in the right (...) (26 years ago, 29-Nov-00, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)
| | | | | Re: Larry Tells All... (was Re: Lego To Close Molding, etc.)
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| (...) Unlike people who take potshots at others for guessing, you and I are both extrapolating from insufficient data, but nevertheless still providing valuable insight because we're trying to be useful. One area of the data that is particularly (...) (26 years ago, 29-Nov-00, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)
| | | | | Re: Larry Tells All... (was Re: Lego To Close Molding, etc.)
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| (...) Honestly Larry, why is it useful to discuss this? You often make all kinds of appeals to authority on all kinds of subjects -- but to what end in fact? "Extrapolating from insufficient data" is all well and good, but that simple qualifier (...) (26 years ago, 30-Nov-00, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)
| | | | | Re: AP: Lego To Close Molding, Processing
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| (...) Did I see SWEDISH toymaker.... (...) Oh well, maybe this will help us...after all, if they're not making sets/parts in the US, then there's a good chance we won't be seeing sets only released to certain markets [like a lot of US S@H sets, and (...) (26 years ago, 30-Nov-00, to lugnet.lego)
| | | | | Re: Larry Tells All... (was Re: Lego To Close Molding, etc.)
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| (...) I may be new around here, but I have something to say. I really do believe that this Larry character is a silly, silly man. May a large angery giant one-day step on your head. Untill that glorious day, I remain, Richard Noeckel You can reach (...) (26 years ago, 30-Nov-00, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)
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