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Lego to Stop Producing Mindstorms

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the good-thing-not-always-popular dept.

nick58b writes "Lego, in response to the worst financial loss in its history, has announced they will stop making the electronics and movie tie-in products. This would include Mindstorms, one of the greatest educational toys ever produced." It saddens me greatly to see the toy that was such a mainstay of my childhood to be in such dire financial straits. If I were a more qualified sociologist, I'd think it may have inspired by the way that our children play today versus how they played twenty years ago.

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  1. Maybe they wouldn't loose so much Money... by cflorio · · Score: 5, Funny
    Maybe they wouldn't loose so much Money if they didn't pay people to play with Legos!

    At the very least, they could outsource the playing with Legos to India!

  2. Re:Don't forget... by Carthag · · Score: 5, Funny

    Plus Lego is Danish for "play well"

    Almost. It's a contraction of "leg godt" which is the Danish for "play well." (not in a well, that's dangerous, kids!)

  3. Re:Don't forget... by splattertrousers · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...and that in English, it means, "How can a box containing a bunch of plastic squares cost so much money?"

  4. Re:What happened? by saunabad · · Score: 4, Funny

    Also, how many parent think, "Little Jimmy should have a programmable set of Lego!"

    Every parent who is an engineer? At least I will when I have my own kids.