Phoebus Cartel and planned obsolescence. The 120 year old light bulb

[TheOctopus]

The 120 year old light bulb and some good background history on "planned obsolescence" from manufacturers and why it persists to this day.

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[TheOctopus]

We can safely remove Bryston from the list of manufacturers who build with planned obsolescence in mind... 20 year warranty on Bryston products!

 

[joeinid]

10 years for SimAudio too.

 

[Jack]

20 years also for Odyssey.

 

[joeinid]

20 years also for Odyssey.

That’s awesome, I didn’t even realize it was that long for them.