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Originally Posted by Jessica Boucher
I think what greencactus was trying to get at (and if I'm wrong, please correct me) was the economic sense of their similarities, which hails back to the theme of the article. In that sense of the word, the iPod and the RCX are durable goods (which can be used over and over again) as opposed to nondurable goods which can be used once (like food).
The Mindstorms RIS and the iPod are also similar because they're touted as the "big holiday gift", much like an iPod or a computer.
There's lots more I want to say about this later. This is a great discussion - keep it up!
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well. wasnt thinking too deeply. just listed it as an example of sumthign thats overpriced for what it costs to build it. but yea. sumthing like that... LEGO is a brand name product. like say, adidas. everyone will agree that adidas shoes are more expensive than other cheaper offbrand ones. most will probably agree they do perform better but still the production cost/retail price gap is pretty big. but people understand that and still buy them. its because they are a reputable brand and work well (no flaming, nike fans). same with lego. they can sell at a higher price than competition...(cant quit think of an offbrand name but im sure a lot of peopl have seen imitation lego blocks. they are not as durable, are not as precision (might need some filing to fit) and such. so people buy lego at high prices.
and as for the there's no competition for mindstorms, how exactly are you defining competition? VEX is a great example of competition i think. if there were no VEX, there would be a couple more mindstorms sets being sold.. which i would say is the definition of competing products. maybe not as much rivalry between these as such with mp3 players but thats probably because not more than 50% of the high school population... unno how high overall..(oh and 50% was pulled out of my. um.. head.. so dont bother arguing its wrong) is a lot more being sold than the mindstorms.
..... i really need to brush up my writing skills. i need a firm thesis statement... or so my english teacher told me last year
