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    I wonder how Disney would feel about this. Given Mattel recently lost the Disney Princess license to Hasbro, in part because Disney saw the Ever After High line as competition

    (Read about it here: http://www.bloomberg.com/features/20...incess-hasbro/)

    Would the merged company be forced to dump EAH? Would they care, given the potentially monsterous size of their portfolio?

    Without another competitor, Disney can't really say "We don't like what you're doing so we're taking our business elsewhere". Who are they going to go to, MGA?
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    Brace yourself for Barbie & Optimus 2-pack.

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    What will the combined company call itself? HasMat?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Megatran View Post
    Brace yourself for Barbie & Optimus 2-pack.
    Means I can give my kids combined Chrissy presents

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    Quote Originally Posted by Megatran View Post
    Brace yourself for Barbie & Optimus 2-pack.
    ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)


    I wonder if this means Megatron will team up with Skelletor and He Man now rides Grimlock into battle

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    Either would happen;

    1. The quality of Transformers toys improves ten-fold. (Made to Mattel standards).
    2. The quality of Barbie decreases ten-fold. (Made to Hasbro standards).

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    Or all new moulds of Bots & Cons will have either:
    Unattainable thin waist line, or
    Massive steroid abused looking bodies.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Megatran View Post
    Or all new moulds of Bots & Cons will have either:
    Unattainable thin waist line, or
    Massive steroid abused looking bodies.



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    I can see no good coming from this.

    Quote Originally Posted by MV75 View Post
    Either would happen;

    1. The quality of Transformers toys improves ten-fold. (Made to Mattel standards).
    2. The quality of Barbie decreases ten-fold. (Made to Hasbro standards).

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    Either or both would happen:

    1. The price of Transformers toys increases ten-fold. (Made to Hasbro standards).
    2. The Price of Barbie increases ten-fold. (Made to Matel standards)


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    Quote Originally Posted by M-bot View Post
    I'm thinking about Matty Collector. While it would be interesting for Hasbro to introduce a comprehensive subscription service for TFs (maybe for MPs?), it would probably mean all of the crap people get from Matty Collector would be visited on TF fans. Further, while I would wish for MOTU figures to be available at retail in decent numbers at an affordable price point, it probably means we'd also see a popular character released as a variant in every single wave sold.
    This. Im all for this.
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