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Is it to their advantage to sell lamps that last much, much longer?

• pepe56 6y ago
  You can be sure light bulbs no matter the type will never reach even 5% of what they could reach if research would focus on longevity instead of controlled failure.
• fakedang 6y ago
  I presume the tech was first developed in tandem for street lighting, and then carried over to household lighting because the government said so. It's interesting as it is a common management consulting case study. As another comment mentions, most bulbs don't even reach their current full lifespan.