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Blaze (he/him)@sopuli.xyz to Lego@lemm.eeEnglish · 1 year ago

Probably a highly debatable topic, but have people here experienced non-Lego bricks that are compatible with Lego (no Megablocks or others)? How was it?

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Probably a highly debatable topic, but have people here experienced non-Lego bricks that are compatible with Lego (no Megablocks or others)? How was it?

Blaze (he/him)@sopuli.xyz to Lego@lemm.eeEnglish · 1 year ago
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The original patent expired in 2011, after all: https://boingboing.net/2011/10/21/expired-patent-of-the-day-lego.html

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      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.

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          going all Disney and trying to extend it for another century.

          They still do somehow: https://www.politico.eu/article/lego-win-design-case-german-company-delta-sport-handelskontor-eu-court/

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