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In lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, Tim Courtney writes:
> I'd prefer to (myself) improve LEGO by working for LEGO or influencing
> employees of LEGO I know, than by adding weight to their competitors.
Ah, Tim--ever the rabid purist! What are you going to do when MegaBloks buys
out LEGO and turns the original into a clone of itself? 8^)
Your purism (though fanatical) is admirable, but you must recognize that,
given LEGO's habit of producing "what the public wants" regardless of what the
public wants, the best way to influence the company may be by adding commercial
weight to their competitors.
I'm not trying to pick a fight, since you and I have crossed ABS and PVC
swords before, but even if they're not "all lay-goes," they *are* all
construction bricks, and for many people that's sufficient.
Dave!
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| (...) I'm convinced if LEGO stays true to the system of play, that won't happen. :-) (...) Yes, I recognize that. (...) Yep, I understand as well. For some, that's sufficient, like my best friend's parents who stretch their income between 5 kids, (...) (24 years ago, 5-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| (...) True, but the situation is akin to say the Lionel vs American Flyer trains of the 50s and 60s. Some were pure to one brand, others mixed, etc. I'm pure to one brand, because I grew up with it, and the quality of plastics is better, and they (...) (24 years ago, 5-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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