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Re: An excellent discussion on #firstrobotics regarding Vex and the future of the US

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Originally Posted by JamesBrown
I believe you are completely incorrect in saying that FIRST went about it all wrong. You have to remember that FIRST is a Non-profit organiztion, they cannot take a big risk like starting 30 VEX regionals (or even 15) and run the risk of loosing money. YOu have to look at the big picture , Would you rather risk losing VEX or risk having to pay an extra 500 dollars a regional next year to eat the losses vex caused?
which is why they got RadioShack to back it. And it backfired, because RS is discontinuing it, because it's not selling well, because (just like FIRST) it takes time to catch on.
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