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The Phoebus Cartel – yes, light bulbs lifespans were lowered for profit #History « Adafruit Industries – Makers, hackers, artists, designers and engineers!
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IEEE Spectrum - The Great Lightbulb Conspiracy: The Phoebus cartel engineered a shorter-lived lightbulb and gave birth to planned obsolescence. But how? http://bit.ly/1vX58D7 | Facebook
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The Phoebus Cartel – yes, light bulbs lifespans were lowered for profit #History « Adafruit Industries – Makers, hackers, artists, designers and engineers!
![lloydalter@mastodon.social on Twitter: "In 1925 the big lightbulb manufacturers formed the Phoebus Cartel, conspiring to limit light bulb life. In 2019 they are conspiring with the DOE to stop planned light bulb lloydalter@mastodon.social on Twitter: "In 1925 the big lightbulb manufacturers formed the Phoebus Cartel, conspiring to limit light bulb life. In 2019 they are conspiring with the DOE to stop planned light bulb](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EDo-uenXYAAKWdz.jpg:large)