>>> I'll never understand why companies make such customer hostile decisions. Or, if you look it at from a different angle, it's a user friendly decision. Mayb

>>> I'll never understand why companies make such customer hostile decisions. Or, if you look it at from a different angle, it's a user friendly decision. Maybe there were enough people saying hey this $NO_NAME_CHINESE_MANUFACTURER bulb doesn't work therefore Philips sucks. Can it contribute to introducing a monopoly? Sure. But it's a luxury good so I don't have much problem with that. If Philips controls what is compatible and what is not, it can ensure to a greater degree that customers experience is satisfactory. I understand the general BigBadCorporation vs Open Standards sentiment over HN but, really, it's sometimes for the better.