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Old 02-11-2016, 07:53 AM   #230
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Originally Posted by Cyberman tM View Post
Oy.
As much as I like Wikipedia, this is a classic example of "anything can be written as long as no one cross-checks".
Light bulbs are the worst "example" of planned obsolescence possible.
A longer lasting bulb draws more power and/or gives off less light.
Have you ever actually seen the radio directed light technology that was suppressed (not hard to do when one company owns all the patents) in the sixties in use, or are you just denying that planned obsolescence exists because the concept disturbs you?
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