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Re: Call me a Lego pureist if you will but...
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Date: 
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 (...) (25 years ago, 25-Apr-01, to lugnet.technic)

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