 | | Re: Trademark defense doesn't work vs Mega Bloks —David Laswell
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| | | (...) Instability during construction hints at two potential major problems. The first, and easiest to prove, is that it probably won't stay together as well if you drop it than it would if the pieces had more consistent clutch strenght. The second (...) (20 years ago, 5-Aug-04, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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| | | | | Re: Trademark defense doesn't work vs Mega Bloks —Dave Schuler
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| | | | (...) That reminds me... Years ago I purchased a Syquest EZ-Drive with 1GB storage discs. A friend decried them as an unworthy product, saying that I could lose a ton of data if I happened to drop or step on or otherwise damage the disc. I said (...) (20 years ago, 5-Aug-04, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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| | | | | | Re: Trademark defense doesn't work vs Mega Bloks —Russell Clark
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| | | | | (...) This same thing happened to me with another clone brick: Best-Lock. I remember being up until 3am building the set with the space shuttle and crawler. When I tried to lift it off of the bed to go to sleep, the crawler fell apart in my hands. (...) (20 years ago, 5-Aug-04, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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| | | | | | | Re: Trademark defense doesn't work vs Mega Bloks —Dave Schuler
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| | | | | | (...) Yeah, I picked up a few Best-Lock sets on deep clearance at Target a while back. They don't have anywhere near the clutch power of LEGO or MEGABLOKS, I think because they use a studs-and-slots system rather than studs-and-tubes. It's a shame, (...) (20 years ago, 5-Aug-04, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Trademark defense doesn't work vs Mega Bloks —Richard Parsons
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| | | | | | (...) Mmmmmmm. Best Lock are a disappointment - some cool designs and fun models, but waaaaaay too poor in the brick consistency department, and, as you say, not compatible. I picked up a couple of small cheap sets for less than the price of a pack (...) (20 years ago, 6-Aug-04, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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| | | | | | Re: Trademark defense doesn't work vs Mega Bloks —David Laswell
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| | | | (...) Heh. Most storage devices will lose you a bunch of data if you damage them, but the question is how easy it is to do so. My favorite anecdote on that was how about two years ago some company was running radio ads pushing their ZIP drives, (...) (20 years ago, 5-Aug-04, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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