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Re: Call me a Lego pureist if you will but...
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Wed, 25 Apr 2001 19:55:25 GMT
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In lugnet.technic, Micah J. Mabelitini writes:

But it's not that simple. LEGO's marketing and development as of late
isn't simply a new avenue of exploration, but rather an abandonment of
their ideals.

I couldn't agree more.

LEGO has
cut out a niche in the toy market which is being threatened by clones,
but instead of competing by releasing better products, they're competing
by abandoning the very market which is being threatened by the
interlopers, by producing some sort of hybrid toy which doesn't have a
strong claim to either the construction toy market or the action toy market.

Your completely right, who's ever tried to compete by bringing out a WORSE
product than they already make (admittedly still much better than the
competion's product).

Steve



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  Re: Call me a Lego pureist if you will but...
 
(...) But it's not that simple. LEGO's marketing and development as of late isn't simply a new avenue of exploration, but rather an abandonment of their ideals. It would be like if Caddilac started manufacturing riding lawn mowers, cut back (...) (23 years ago, 25-Apr-01, to lugnet.technic)

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