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Subject: 
Re: Not at all a pact with the devil...
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lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general
Date: 
Thu, 18 Jan 2001 02:25:47 GMT
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In lugnet.lego.direct, Marc Nelson, Jr. writes:
Jake-

My main concern is that things like this (partnerships and licenses) are
diminishing attention on the product that made LEGO what it is: the LEGO • brick.
What will this partnership with Microsoft do to improve the quality of bricks
and sets? As far as I can see, it does nothing, and to me that makes it a bad
deal. It seems to me that TLC's recent losses have coincided with an • increasing
emphasis on non-LEGO products.

While I agree, there is no evidence as to which is the cause & which is effect.
Did diversification cause cash-flow problems, or is it slated as a possible
solution? Do you have any light to shed, Jake?

Regards,

ROSCO



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  Re: Not at all a pact with the devil...
 
Jake- Thanks for bringing a little sanity and actual fact to this discussion. I am incredibly sick of all the self-righteous whining about a software company being 'evil'. I think some people need to open a history book or even turn on the nightly (...) (24 years ago, 17-Jan-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)

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