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They could have printed electricity costs on the packages. Instead they artificially limited competition. That doesn't sound like they had anyone's interests
by readams 7y ago
They could have printed electricity costs on the packages. Instead they artificially limited competition. That doesn't sound like they had anyone's interests but their own in mind.
- barrkel 7y agoIncandescent bulbs are labeled and classified by their electricity consumption. It's literally in the product description: 40W bulb, 60W bulb, 100W bulb, etc.
- simonh 7y agoCost is based on both consumption and efficiency, not consumption alone because with a more efficient bulb you can illuminate a given area with fewer bulbs.
- KC8ZKF 7y agoThe cartel disbanded in 1939. Were the bulbs labeled and classified by power consumption before then?
- readams 7y agoyou need to know watts and lumens. It's not rocket science.