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Re: From the first LEGO(r) Train Summit: LEGO(r) Trains are alive and well
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Thu, 8 Feb 2001 17:11:49 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, John Neal writes:
Although we are under NDA, I would say that we know a lot
less than many of you probably suppose, so asking for any kind of details
really is fruitless.  What is most important is that there is definitely a
dialog in place.  And it is ongoing.

Fine with that.
I've read everything that's been said, but here's my question:

While the future is probably unknown...
Did you come away with more of a sense that
a) LEGO will be responding to the things you are interested in, or
b) LEGO is far more focused on the future of the company - IRR, ROI, etc. and
they will continue to try new things, but only in so far as they produce the
bottom line results.

We already know the answer to that: b).

So if we want to get what we want, we'd better help them get what they want.
And there are ways we can, and probably ways we have yet to think of.

(scary, isn't it - I didn't even go, yet I'm pretty confident about the
conversations)

-Jon



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  Re: From the first LEGO(r) Train Summit: LEGO(r) Trains are alive and well
 
(...) Oh yes! As an AFOL and an LTC member. (...) Yes, we do, but LEGO Direct is changing the bottom line, if you will. LD has much more flexibility and has different constraints than LEGO directed at retail. Packaging costs, for instance. Look at (...) (24 years ago, 8-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org)

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  Re: From the first LEGO(r) Train Summit: LEGO(r) Trains are alive and well
 
lol The rest of the attendees have barely arrived home and the thread has already burned out;-) We did have a great time with the LD personnel and amongst attendees ourselves. I really enjoyed renewing old acquaintances and meeting others F2F for (...) (24 years ago, 5-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains)

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