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Re: HELLO?!, LEGO CO. ! was: Will the educational arm of Technic & Mindstorms continue?
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Wed, 14 Jan 2004 18:16:02 GMT
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Doug *The WebMeister* Wilcox <dwilcox@wordsmithdigital.comSTOPSPAM>
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I believe (gleaned from an interview posted a ways back) that part of the
"electronics" being discontinued was Lego Studios. (Which meant I could get
the Spinosaurus Attack for $15 at KB).
I'm not sure about other products, but I am relieved we have confirmation
that MindStorms is not on the list of things to be axed.
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Dirk Schlei" <dirk.schlei@epost.de>
To: <lego-robotics@crynwr.com>
Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2004 12:21 PM
Subject: Re: HELLO?!, LEGO CO. ! was: Will the educational arm of Technic &
Mindstorms continue?
> In lugnet.dear-lego, James Stacey wrote:
> > Lego haven't said they are dropping it. Some journalist suffering from
> > premature extrapolation decided thats what Lego's original statement • meant.
>
> Dear All,
>
> Recently I have received the following answer from LEGO:
>
> "Dear Mr. Schlei,
>
> We have no plans of discontinuing the production and sales of LEGO
> Mindstorms and LEGO Technic products. On the contrary, we consider these
> products core products. We have heard rumours about this and are planning • a
> release on our web site regarding this.
>
> Med venlig hilsen / Kind regards
>
> Charlotte Simonsen
> Corporate Communications
> LEGO Company"
>
> This was my request:
>
> "Dear Madams, Dear Sirs,
>
> In the above mentioned press statement you said:
>
> "As a consequence of the situation, a significant change of strategy has
> been initiated. The LEGO Company will focus on the fundamental product • idea,
> as
> represented by the LEGO brick and the values of the LEGO Brand."
>
> If that means you are going to withdraw product lines like Mindstorms or
> Technic at least I can tell you that I will no further invest money in • LEGO
> as
> the preferred toy of my little son (and me). LEGO ever since was much more
> than a toy for me - at least on the long run, and every product line would
> be
> too expensive if it was a toy only. But hopefully you have no such plans.
>
> Kind regards, ..."
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Dirk
>
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