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Always reminds me of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoebus_cartel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoebus_cartel
by perfunctory 3y ago
Always reminds me of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoebus_cartel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoebus_cartel
- duckmysick 3y agoInteresting to note is that the rated life time (1,000 hours) stayed the same after the cartel dissolved. Even the ones available today have the rated life time in the same order of magnitude: https://www.mcmaster.com/products/light-bulbs/light-technology~incandescent/screw-in-base-light-bulbs-7/ https://www.mcmaster.com/products/light-bulbs/light-technolo... Sure, the cartel existed. At the same time, the engineering trade-offs are still there.