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Re: End of Mindstorms :-(
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Sat, 4 Oct 2003 19:31:46 GMT
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> At Brickfest 2003 in August Brad Justus clearly stated:
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> ?: What is the future of Mindstorms? There haven't been many updates lately?
> A: It's a real product and it is staying. It IS expensive, so that cuts into
> where it can be sold, it probably will never be a product at WalMart(tm) for
> example.
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> Just because they stop production doesn't mean the line is dead.
> Who knows how much stock LEGO have in warehouses? Plus, it seems to me that
> LEGO shop employees most likely do NOT know LEGO's exact plans with regards to
> the future of product lines.
I' m agree, Mindstorms is a revolutionnary product and may be I am too negative.
But there is less and less mindstorms additional box (like vision command)....
I' m sure a new "robotic LEGO product" will appear..but when ???
Chris.
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| I heard this about the cybermaster set years ago. Even lego told me it was out of production. Then last week at my local Toyrus (UK) they have the original cybermaster set on the shelf. Lego have invested too much cash into R&D to just scrap (...) (21 years ago, 5-Oct-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: End of Mindstorms :-(
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| (...) At Brickfest 2003 in August Brad Justus clearly stated: ?: What is the future of Mindstorms? There haven't been many updates lately? A: It's a real product and it is staying. It IS expensive, so that cuts into where it can be sold, it probably (...) (21 years ago, 4-Oct-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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