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In lugnet.dear-lego, John Hansen wrote:
> I wrote Michael Anderson (firmware guru at TLC) expressing my concerns about the
> future of Mindstorms based on the recent press regarding TLC's financial woes.
> I asked him if he could reassure me.
>
> He said, "there are some very interesting projects in the pipeline,
> including some exciting ideas involving RCX'es and MINDSTORMS." He also said,
> "don't worry about MINDSTORMS or the RCX going away and start
> saving money for something completely new and wonderful."
>
> I'm not completely sure whether the "don't" is meant to apply to both "worry"
> and "start" or just "worry". :-) I believe he means that something worth saving
> money for is coming down the pike.
>
> Unfortunately, in spite of the two previous comments he was not entirely
> reassuring.
>
> He also said that he was one of 256 people laid off at the end of last year.
> That doesn't make me feel very confident about the future of Mindstorms.
> Finally, he mentioned that Mindstorms could become mostly an educational or
> competition (FLL) product.
>
> I'd like Jake or Brad to tell me whether I should abandon BricxCC and NQC or
> whether there is still a future for LEGO programmable bricks.
>
> Thanks,
>
> John Hansen
Dear John,
Have you seen Jake McKee's statement?
"... Mindstorms is not going away, but may continue to evolve. Like all
technology products, Mindstorms will continue to grow and improve as consumers
gain new technology knowledge and technology itself continues to get better and
smaller. ..."
Here is the link to the full message: http://news.lugnet.com/lego/?n=625
Regards,
Dirk
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