Phoebus Cartel, essentially the few oligopolistic light bulb companies got together and colluded and intentionally reduced the lifespan of light bulbs.
The rate at which our LED bulbs are failing (usually over-driven leds or garbage capacitors for the power supply), has me thinking it’s still a thing, only less formal and more profitable.
Phoebus Cartel, essentially the few oligopolistic light bulb companies got together and colluded and intentionally reduced the lifespan of light bulbs.
https://youtu.be/zb7Bs98KmnY
I’d like to point you to this excellent video by Technology Connections.
The rate at which our LED bulbs are failing (usually over-driven leds or garbage capacitors for the power supply), has me thinking it’s still a thing, only less formal and more profitable.
See dubai bulbs for why.