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LEGO Mindstorms Will Survive
thufir writes "LEGO has released a press release, where they dismiss the rumour that MINDSTORMS is being taken out of production. For some reason the changes in product policy lead to the misunderstanding that they would totally drop the product. 'Hearsay has it that a product range like LEGO MINDSTORMS is no longer in focus. This is not true. On the contrary, MINDSTORMS, CLIKITS and BIONICLE are all good examples of products the company wants to stake on.'" See our previous stories, Lego to Stop Producing Mindstorms and Lego Goes Back to the Basics.
I have a buddy I went to college with. Nice guy, very well spoken and everything. He's still single, and we're in our late twenties. I'm sure it has absolutely nothing to do with the several MindStorms "things" he has in various places in his house. I mean, they're cool, but jeezus, wait til you have one reeled in before you bust the Mindstorms out of the storage room.
I want more castle lego sets. I had one really badass set a few years ago and now I can't find it anywhere, even on ebay. I don't even know what it was called. :\
Oh man, this is GREAT NEWS!
Now, let's hope that Microsoft decide not to cancel MS Bob after all!
And yes, they're for my nephews and nieces!
People say I'm crazy, I got diamonds on the soles of my shoes...
Yeah, I built a little robot that kinda chased my kids around...that was all fine and good til he decided to Rage Against the Machine. There are still lego pieces in the fishtank.
Great product, glad to see it is still going.
"Look Lois, the two symbols of the Republican Party: an elephant, and a fat white guy who is threatened by change."
To develop an updated RCX with more memory and a better processor all while developing a better battery sollution and working with Lego to market it after Lego realizes what they lost. *sigh*
There is or can be built a machine that can simulate any physical object. -Church-Turing principle
Who said the robot didn't win :)
"Look Lois, the two symbols of the Republican Party: an elephant, and a fat white guy who is threatened by change."
If you were storing old-coke for an unborn child, make sure you kept an eye on the use by date.
Bob.
Enough with the toy languages.
Real programmers will use Visual Basic!
Ouch! Ouch! Stop hitting me!
You can accomplish anything you set your mind to. The impossible just takes a little longer.
Well at least for CST time zone it is.
There is or can be built a machine that can simulate any physical object. -Church-Turing principle
Who will be the first to create a Lego Midstorm version of Gloria Gaynor singing "I Will Survive"? Would be a true expression of the meaning of this cinderella story :-)
You aren't getting any either, huh?
Products (such as LEGO) are not vampires. Staking them does not kill them, and in the business world it actually means the opposite.
;)
Been marathon watching the latest Buffy DVD release too much?
I don't even want to imagine what "Salad Cream" is.
(yes, I'm an American)
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