But I like that they just let the patent expire instead of going all Disney and trying to extend it for another century. I imagine Lego survives based on the manufacturing quality of their bricks, and their licensing (Star Wars, Marvel, etc).
I just want some plain old bricks I can put together and hook up motors and sensors to.
I’d like to know too. I’d love to use Lego style bricks for robotics, etc, but the price… 😬
Yes, the prices now are quite insane. And the fact that Lego had a monopoly on the bricks for such a long time doesn’t ring too good nowadays.
But I like that they just let the patent expire instead of going all Disney and trying to extend it for another century. I imagine Lego survives based on the manufacturing quality of their bricks, and their licensing (Star Wars, Marvel, etc).
I just want some plain old bricks I can put together and hook up motors and sensors to.
They still do somehow: https://www.politico.eu/article/lego-win-design-case-german-company-delta-sport-handelskontor-eu-court/
Wow, I didn’t know about that. Shame. Oh well, I like a lot of the sets I saw in your other comment, especially the dune buggy.