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Re: Where does the Life on Mars theme fit in to the LEGO universe?
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lugnet.space
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Tue, 17 Sep 2002 02:08:58 GMT
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In lugnet.space, Steven Coallier writes:
> In lugnet.space, Jesse Alan Long writes:
> <snip>
> > I mean, yes, LEGO does indeed care more about cheap marketing ploys now than
> > actually being concerned about fun back, say like about three or four years
> > earlier, but we could always buy stock in LEGO. When a person owns stock in
> > a company, we become a piece of the machinery of that company. When enough
> > like minded people or a single person gets enough stock of the company, then
> > we basically own the company. A really brilliant person could then cause a
> > boycott and hurt the business of LEGO while at the same time own a lot of
> > stock in LEGO. Of course, we could simply ask LEGO to be nice and allow the
> > classic themes to return but in the end, our voice counts.
> >
> > Jesse Long
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> Only one problem, Jesse....The LEGO Group is a privately held company, which
> means we can't buy stock in it. I wish we could!
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> Well, okay, it's not the only problem. The other problem is that "fun" means
> different things to different LEGO customers. I don't envy them the challenge
> of trying to keep so many different people happy.
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> Out of curiousity, what sort of whimper were you looking to see about Creator?
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> Cheers,
> .Steve
Well, Steve, thank you for informing me that LEGO is a privately owned
company but that does not mean that LEGO will always stay a privately owned
company. The truth is, I think that LEGO will probably be a better company
for having publicly traded stock than it is right now. All we have to do is
to somehow get the attention of the LEGO hierarchy and let them know what is
going on.
The point that I was saying about LEGO Creator was that it was pointless to
have some sort of meaningless hatred for a certain theme that people will
carry to their graves. This is the reasoning that some people have behind
Town Jr. and other such themes. I like intricate pieces but, as with
innovations and new styles of rock and roll, new types of pieces and blends
of existing pieces serve to help and not usually harm the LEGO community.
The same holds true for making new types of buildings and other sculptures.
If there is that one piece or two that came from a not so well received LEGO
theme, then, chances are, you will be very happy that you have the piece or
two that you need for your project. Never have stupid biases towards LEGO
themes.
Jesse Long
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