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indeed, it is hard to compete on quality in the long term.
by RachelF 2y ago
indeed, it is hard to compete on quality in the long term.
- klipt 2y agoIf the incentive is to design for failure after the warranty expiry, isn't warranty length a good proxy for quality?
- worewood 2y agoNo, because the amount of people that actually follow through the warranty vs. just buying a new lamp is so small, that even with a bad product it's worth the cost of covering them.
- mikepurvis 2y agoYeah, the only real way to fix this proactively is mandatory labeling and that requires a lot of regulatory oversight to see through. Which isn’t necessarily bad of course, but it requires political willpower to put in place. Otherwise you’re just dealing with organizations like consumer reports trying to do their own analysis and lift the curtain, but that’s not nearly as effective as a nutrition facts style label mandated to be right on the box.
- kevinventullo 2y agoWouldn’t this also upwardly shift the economically optimal warranty period for high quality products?
- callalex 2y agoThis isn’t even long term though. Every GE bulb I have purchased (8 bulbs of different styles from different stores) has failed in less than a year. I will never buy another GE lighting product again for the rest of my life.
- mikepurvis 2y agoAs far as brands go, I've been decently happy with Philips, but yeah everything else is a crapshoot— Feit Electric I've had several failures, same with Ikea bulbs.