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It barely glows. The "lightbulb cartel" was basically a consumer protection because barring major inventions, any deviation from the thousand hour lightbulb wou
by hoseja 2y ago
It barely glows. The "lightbulb cartel" was basically a consumer protection because barring major inventions, any deviation from the thousand hour lightbulb would have severe drawbacks in terms of power efficiency or light output.
- b112 2y agoThis, to me, is a red herring. The free market is designed for this. If the bulb lasts 5000 hours, but burns 1/2 as bright, consumers can easily decide what they prefer. And further, the cartel did not have exceptions for product enhancements, or improvements, which might have enabled > 1000 hrs without any drawbacks. Why are people defending this cartel? Market collusion is generally frowned upon.
- tiberious726 2y agoThey absolutely sold long lasting lightbulbs. There were horrible and no one bought them except for specialty scenarios. The standards were set around what could be sold as a standard lightbulb.