Hapori Tohu Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 In somewhat unexpected news, the German Federal Cartel Office has sentenced LEGO to pay a EUR 130,000 fine for pressuring retailers in north and east Germany to demand higher prices for a range of 20 products, mainly consisting of so-called "highlight articles". However, in case you were worried about the ethics of your favorite company, it turns out LEGO itself unveiled this maladministration in an internal investigation, has already drawn organizational and personnel conclusions and cooperated with the Cartel Office during the investigation. LEGO has announced not to proceed against the fine. Sure, maladministration may always occur in a larger company, but it takes an outstanding set of corporate ethics to stand up to it and face it with honesty, proving once again that our trust in The LEGO Company seems justified. View the full article 5 Quote News Forums Q&A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wazdakka Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 Good. LEGO needs to pay for its unnecessarily high prices. 2 Quote Steam Name: Toa Hahli Mahri. Xbox Live Gamertag: Makuta. Minecraft Username: ThePoohster.Wants: 2003 Jaller (from Jaller and Gukko), Exo-Toa, Turaga Nuju, Turaga Vakama, Shadow Kraata, Axonn, Brutaka, Vezon & Fenrakk, Nocturn, ORANGE FIKOU.I got rid of my picture, are you happy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeb Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 Lego and their wonderfully expensive prices... Quote The artist formerly known as ŜﮞρЄЯ־GЄNіﮞŜ־CЯЄ▲Ŧ۞Я BBC#69 Entry: Roodaka - Master of Manipulation BFTGM entries: Zigben · Ventox · Deflecto “Hail Denmark.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gatanui Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 (edited) Good. LEGO needs to pay for its unnecessarily high prices.I think you missed the point of the news, though. Edited January 12, 2016 by Gatanui Quote - Gata Please don't use my avatar or signature without permission, thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster Nui Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 To be fair, though, LEGO has got good quality products... I mean, a small Transformers figure over here is the same price as a big Toa. Honestly, I think LEGO's prices are fairly good with the exception of licensed themes. And even then, those are licensed themes; so what do you expect? But that's just my opinion. It's nice to know that in the end, they were able to get out of such a tricky situation. They know what they're doing. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toa Smoke Monster Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 I'm glad The Lego Company showed some honestly through this. It makes me like them as a company even more. Quote Everyone is one choice away from being the bad guy in another person's story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishers64 Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 No company is perfect, and I'm glad that they were able to deal with their mistakes in an honest and reasonable manner. Quote Hero Factory RPG | Bionicle Mafia XXIX: Storyline & Theories Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSkeletonMan939 Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 proving once again that our trust in The LEGO Company seems justified. I haven't trusted Lego since they cancelled Bionicle in 2010. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aanchir Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 proving once again that our trust in The LEGO Company seems justified. I haven't trusted Lego since they cancelled Bionicle in 2010. If they hadn't cancelled Bionicle back then, then I strongly doubt it'd still be around today, or have any likelihood of coming back. Nothing good would have come of running it into the ground. 5 Quote Latest MOC: PAIGE (Prototype Artificial Intelligence, Gynoid Expression) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSkeletonMan939 Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 If they hadn't cancelled Bionicle back then, then I strongly doubt it'd still be around today, or have any likelihood of coming back. Nothing good would have come of running it into the ground. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toa Zaz Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 (edited) proving once again that our trust in The LEGO Company seems justified. I haven't trusted Lego since they cancelled Bionicle in 2010. If they hadn't cancelled Bionicle back then, then I strongly doubt it'd still be around today, or have any likelihood of coming back. Nothing good would have come of running it into the ground. That makes no sense. Constraction hasn't been cancelled,I really doubt casual consumers see a massive difference between Bionicle and Hero Factory. There's no reason Bionicle couldn't have been retooled enough to remain fresh and sustainable up to this point without the official formality of a cancellation. If you meant Bionicle exactly in the state it was when it had been cancelled, with the convoluted Bara Magna whatever story and such, then I agree that that would have been unsustainable. But keeping the brand around alone wouldn't have prevented them from making basically the same changes they did anyway to keep constraction going (they could have basically tweaked Hero Factory to be a soft reboot of Bionicle, etc). (FYI I don't oppose the cancellation really, something needed to change, I just think it didn't NEED to include changing the brand). Edited January 13, 2016 by Toa Zaz 1 Quote Thank you, BZPower staff. In the past, I wish I showed more appreciation for all that you do. From one Bionicle fan to another, thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamarutoe Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 proving once again that our trust in The LEGO Company seems justified. I haven't trusted Lego since they cancelled Bionicle in 2010. If they hadn't cancelled Bionicle back then, then I strongly doubt it'd still be around today, or have any likelihood of coming back. Nothing good would have come of running it into the ground. That makes no sense. Constraction hasn't been cancelled,I really doubt casual consumers see a massive difference between Bionicle and Hero Factory. There's no reason Bionicle couldn't have been retooled enough to remain fresh and sustainable up to this point without the official formality of a cancellation. If you meant Bionicle exactly in the state it was when it had been cancelled, with the convoluted Bara Magna whatever story and such, then I agree that that would have been unsustainable. But keeping the brand around alone wouldn't have prevented them from making basically the same changes they did anyway to keep constraction going (they could have basically tweaked Hero Factory to be a soft reboot of Bionicle, etc). (FYI I don't oppose the cancellation really, something needed to change, I just think it didn't NEED to include changing the brand). The way I saw it, the cancellation was largely for the sake of the casual consumer who would see the large "Hero Factory" label and not immediately associate it with Bionicle. The official press release talked a lot about Bionicle being "inflexible" as a property (at least in its current state). On the topic of the fine, this was one of the most interesting news stories I've seen in a while. It is pretty scary how much brand loyalty we all have though . Quote Mantax can win connect four in three moves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarvaxx Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 I think that LEGO saw that BIONICLE's story was... just degrading truthfully, combined with sets starting to sell less and less (part of me suspects the Inika build, truthfully, because of how samey it was and just because the sets weren't appealing as much as they could at the time). In the end, they put it on hiatus, and created Hero Factory, a theme that lasted five years and gave BIONICLE... a clean slate when it returned. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toa Imrukii Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 I feel that we've drifted off topic greatly here. 3 Quote Quote: "Love has no fear, and no vengeance." | :i: | Andekas ⴳ A RUDE AWAKENING - A BIONICLE G1 Continuation and Video Game Project (ARTIST AND CONCEPTUALIST) | I am an ENFP, that is my Personality. Check Out Makuta Teridax: Reaper of Darkness | Check out my Taknuva Stars MOC | ⴳ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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