Phillips make bulbs in Dubai that give approximately twice the lumens/watt, and last an order of magnitude longer, at marginal difference in production cost. The super high-tech clever secret? Just put twice as many LEDs in them. Strangely enough, Phillips don't produce these bulbs anywhere else in the world, I wonder why?
They are designed to be the most efficient available, matching high lumen output with very long life
In return for the development Philips gained exclusive rights to manufacture the lamps for a fixed duration, extending from their announcement in 2016. Philips expect to have supplied 10 million of the lamps by the end of 2021
These lamps are currently only available in Dubai. The likelihood of them appearing elsewhere is limited by the fact that they are designed to last a long time, which isn't profitable for the manufacturers.
I'unno I know this shit is happening in all areas all the time because capitalism but the blatant examples like this are really stupid and upsetting.
True, but then you'd also have to legally control their pricing, and all aspects of the sale, and so forth to make sure it's all reasonable and accessible to consumers. By the time you have a remotely fair system, you'll basically have nationalised the thing.
Not to say that would be bad :sicko-wholesome:
Oh no not a nationalized centralized production and distribution system for nearly all products :sicko-hair: