 | | Re: Not at all a pact with the devil... —Kirby Warden
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| | | (...) Maybe I should have wrote more, maybe I should have wrote less. With regards to my use of the word "merger", I used it to describe the shared direction that Microsoft and Lego have taken. In essence they have merged, although on an official (...) (24 years ago, 16-Jan-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)
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| | | | | Re: Not at all a pact with the devil... —Frank Filz
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| | | | (...) An agreement to exchange some technology and marketting is nowhere near a merger. If that was a "merger", there probably would effectively be a monopoly, a single "company" would serve the whole world. (...) Yes, I've come to expect that (...) (24 years ago, 16-Jan-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general) !!
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| | | | | | Re: Not at all a pact with the devil... —Frank Buiting
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| | | | | (...) Yup, that's what I'm afraid of. (...) I fully agree with Frank Filz here. I usually try to stay out of many discussions (I rather post info or answer peoples' questions) but this thread caught my attention because it expresses exactly what I (...) (24 years ago, 16-Jan-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | Re: Not at all a pact with the devil... —William Brumbach
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| | | | | (...) This wouldn't be why everyone left RTL en masse is it? or why I only post obnoxiuous one-liners instead of epic posts? junior (24 years ago, 16-Jan-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | Re: Not at all a pact with the devil... —William Brumbach
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| | | | | | | (...) nnggahhh I can't believe I spelled obnoxious wrong! junior (24 years ago, 16-Jan-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | Re: Not at all a pact with the devil... —Erik Olson
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| | | | | | (...) I started reading RTL again. There are one or two people out there. It's very warm and cozy in here, whatever is bubbling over on the radiator. (24 years ago, 17-Jan-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | Re: Not at all a pact with the devil... —Tim Courtney
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| | | | "Frank Filz" <ffilz@mindspring.com> wrote in message news:3A648DEA.7A79@m...ing.com... (...) So am I. I think that if we want to see stuff from LEGO, we need to be a bit more welcoming of their efforts. Most of the negative feedback LEGO gets here (...) (24 years ago, 17-Jan-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | Re: Not at all a pact with the devil... —Larry Pieniazek
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| | | | Well said, Tim and Frank... (...) <snip> It is instructive to look at other fan/hobby forums. The most productive relationships between fans and their annointed companies happen when the company embraces the fans as having valid ideas and in turn (...) (24 years ago, 18-Jan-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)
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