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Unread 15-04-2008, 00:21
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Re: New FTC Platform

I was very troubled to read today that FIRST and Lego have had an agreement requiring the FTC registration fees to stay higher than FLL. I find myself very upset to hear FIRST would be essentially selling students and teams as a commodity to Lego and Pitsco. Am I just a parent being too sensitive or is this something that also surprises and shocks others?
I wasn't sure why FIRST was pushing this new platform as a replacement to Vex, but now it seems to make sense. It wasn't to help students or schools, it was to help Lego and Pitsco. I expect that type of business dealing from Enron, Haliburton and others - but FIRST? They should be above that.
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