[PLUG-TALK] Compact Fluorescent Bulbs

[Rich Shepard]

On Fri, 21 Sep 2007, Keith Lofstrom wrote:

> Recently, Panasonic stopped making CFLs. I suppose because they only sold
> one per socket, and few replacements. Sigh.

   That's the conundrum: make a product that lasts forever and the purchaser
is happy, but there's a limit to what the manufacturer can sell. Build the
product with planned obselescence, and the manufacturer can sell
replacements but the purchaser feels cheated.

   What's the happy medium?

Rich

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