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Subject: 
Re: What Kids really want. Not Juniorization.
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Date: 
Mon, 12 Mar 2001 00:03:50 GMT
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> And to comment on a previous message, my version of the fastfood analogy
> would be that, while McDonald's has had both successes and failures with
> new products, McNuggets vs. Pizza for example, they haven't significantly
> changed the Big Macs that helped get them to the top of their field in the
> first place. I completely understand Lego branching into software and
> introducing "Juniorized" sets to appeal to the non-builders of the world
> but when there's nothing left in their line except Junior sets what are
> the builders going to play with? Answer: Not Lego.


That's brilliant!
Except, I wouldn't mind them branching into software and other material if
they were as good as the Big Mac.  You have to remember quality over
quantity...  . Or, something like that!
I actually wouldn't mind buying Lego software, if i found out that I enjoyed
it!  That goes for the other stuff that they come out with, as well.



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  Re: What Kids really want. Not Juniorization.
 
I'm a little confused here. You don't want to waste time looking for the pieces but you want them all to be the same color and if they're pre-sorted into "minisets" you'd rather dump them all out into the box? When I built the UCS sets, it was the (...) (26 years ago, 5-Mar-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)

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