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.