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Subject: 
Re: NDAs
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lugnet.lego.direct
Date: 
Mon, 12 Feb 2001 22:11:39 GMT
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Mostly agree, so mostly snipped.

In lugnet.lego.direct, Eric Joslin writes:
> ...and a lot of the realisation that LEGO is a company, and acts like
> a company, is getting lost around Lugnet lately.  I think everyone's
> expectations would be better filled if we all managed to remember what
> LEGO the company is, and what role LEGO Direct plays in that company.

Can you elaborate on this?

I agree that knowing that LEGO is a company and does things for company-ish
reasons is important... I mean, I've been saying since *forever* that LEGO
is a company and that things need to have business cases and support and all
that sort of gloopy stuff. And for a long time it seemed the "we want it
because we want it" crowd was about the only voice around here. Seems to me
the tide is turning a bit and LUGNET as a whole (if there were such a thing)
is a bit more grounded in the realities of business.

Or am I wrong on that? Maybe I'm missing what you're getting at? Maybe I
agree? I dunno.

++Lar



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  Re: NDAs
 
(...) A priviledge, yes. A gift? No. LEGO got just as much, if not more, out of the meeting than you did. It's important to remember that LEGO is a company. LEGO is not your friend, it's not your enemy, it's not Santa's workshop. They don't do (...) (26 years ago, 12-Feb-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)

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