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Re: LEGO vs. O'Reilly (was Re: RCX 1.5 'paranioa')
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lugnet.robotics
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Thu, 5 Aug 1999 19:28:35 GMT
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mattdm@mattdm.+StopSpam+org
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Robert Munafo <munafo@gcctechNO.SPAMcom> wrote:
> I also think LEGO might not like the book because it shifts the market
> towards older, more sophisticated customers who tackle tough problems and
> ask tough questions. Most of the people who will buy an O'Reilly book are
> "engineer types" who will want to make Mindstorms do way more than it was
> designed to do.
As long as they're buying, why would Lego mind?
--
Matthew Miller ---> mattdm@mattdm.org
Quotes 'R' Us ---> http://quotes-r-us.org/
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 | | Re: LEGO vs. O'Reilly (was Re: RCX 1.5 'paranioa')
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| (...) More sophisticated customers tend to place a higher demand (i.e. workload) on service and technical support. Also, they tend to spread the word that the system as-supplied is insufficient to do what it was intended. Children tend to be less (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | LEGO vs. O'Reilly (was Re: RCX 1.5 'paranioa')
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| (...) My "Step 2" was to just go out on the Internet and find the information I needed. There's a lot more on the Internet than anyone will ever manage to fit into a book. I also think LEGO might not like the book because it shifts the market (...) (25 years ago, 4-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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