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Re:60W equivalent LED bulb uses 9.5W and costs $13 by justin66 on Thursday April 25, 2013 @04:21PM (#5609617)
> My gut feeling is that Phillips is scared they're going to lose market share over this, and are using their massive Home Depot contracts to negotiate poor placement for the Crees (and possibly poor pricing?). FYI 90%+ of the bulbs sold in Home Depots are Phillips.

It'd be interesting to know what kind of maneuvering the companies are doing. Here in the US Cree is paying for a single "end cap" (end of the aisle placement in the front of the store) and the bulbs are selling out fast. Home depot is also their main distributor. But the store is littered with other brands, not just Philips.

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Re:60W equivalent LED bulb uses 9.5W and costs $13 by ZeroCoin on Thursday April 25, 2013 @05:25PM (#5609980)
I should take a picture of my Local home depot's light bulb "selection", it truly is humorous.

I picked up my two cree bulbs in an "end cap"-esque box today, however it was not at the end of any aisle, rather hidden away in the lamp section.

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