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Re:There's something off about LED bulbs by Jiocus on Thursday March 30, 2023 @10:20AM (#35373089)
Traditional incandescent bulbs were not immune to planned obsolescence, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoebus_cartel

“The cartel lowered operational costs and worked to standardize the life expectancy of light bulbs at 1,000 hours (down from 2,500 hours)..”

Re:There's something off about LED bulbs by anjel on Thursday March 30, 2023 @11:25AM (#35374165)
Planned obsolescence and fictitious durability scores are a class action lawsuit waiting to happen