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In lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, Tim Courtney writes:
> > It's fun to joke around about clones being the enemy, yaddie yadda, but it's
> > all in clean fun. If anything, I hope clones do well-- not because I'd ever
> > buy them, but because they will keep TLC honest and motivated to live up to
> > Ole's motto;-)
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> Same here, I want LEGO to do better, so go clones. But, I will never buy
> them, and as I just said, I'll educate consumers wherever I can on the
> quality differences, purity, shameless ripoff nature, etc...
Here's a question... Why should Ritvik make what we want just to be a foil
for LEGO? Wouldn't it be in Ritvik's interest to make stuff that we actually
would buy? If we're not going to buy it, why should they bother?
Something to think about.
++Lar
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| (...) Larry, You've got a great point. Fortunately for MB, not every AFOL has to buy for them to do well. The Lego purists can be written off, but the kvetchers are good candidates for potential buyers. The great thing about competition is that it (...) (24 years ago, 5-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| (...) That one took me a few seconds, its been many a season since I've watched Voyager. I was thinking you meant '7 out of 9 people.' ;-) (...) Yes, I agree. MB should stay in the o-t newsgroups, it is off-topic for the LEGO User Group Network, (...) (24 years ago, 4-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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