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      |  |  | Jake McKee wrote: > Wow. You guys are SO fast! I just got final green light a few hours ago, and was
 > working on an announcement!
 Did you really believe this could be held under the hood? Do you - in
 contrast to what you said - still underestimate the enormous importance
 of the issue? It is *not* about a grey or brown or violet (or whatever
 other changes were planned - the "old" white looks quite yellow next to
 the millitary grey, and you already mentioned plans about this, didn't
 you?). It is simply about *trust*.
 
 The phrase "Continous Underestimation" pops up in a corner of my mind.
 TLC already did that when I first ran into the Lego comunication wall
 misconcepted as customer service (A service that is more or less
 uninformed about a product is not exactly helpful, regardles of how nice
 and friendly they may be) back in the times when the RCX started.
 
 > EURO 5,49/ DKK 44.95/ USD 4.99 /GBP 3.75
 Again, we europeans are shortchanged. Why? USD4.99 is worth about
 EUR4.00, and not EUR5.49. As with the retail prices, we subsidize the
 American market...
 
 > Now before anyone flames me or the color change, I know this isn't a solution to
 > the color change. I know it's a band-aid. All that aside, hopefully this is a
 > small thing that you will find some amount of benefit in.
 And you already know that you are in a loose-loose situation. And its
 not really a band aid. I is more likely salt in our wounds. Again, your
 management failed to understand their customers.
 
 And, as a side effect, TLC managed to disunite the AFOL community worse
 than any fight over "Space" and "Castle" ever managed.
 
 This stunt may bring your company about USD300000, which will all but
 cover the costs to regain the reputation as a respectable brand so
 cheaply burned on the altar of mismanagement.
 
 yours, Christian Treczoks
 
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