RE: GE Smart LED light bulb promises 17 years of service, nine-watt draw
If they want to replace incandescents with flourescents in a big
hurry, why don't the manufacturers figure out what the cost may be
in 3 years' time and start selling them at that price now? Starting
out by gouging the customer to "recoup research costs" just delays
mass-implementation - much like the idiot baseball team in Toronto
not making enough money so raising the ticket prices - so fewer
people coming to games so the team losing even more money, a vicious
cycle that they can't figure out.
Make things affordable and the market will respond... if LEDs were
the same price of incandescents NOW, I (and many millions of other
people in this market) would be out replacing our 25 watt bulbs
right away to take advantage of the savings on our utility bills.
As it is, only the early adopters/bleeding-edgers will sh ell out
big bucks for replacements while the rest of us wait fro more
realistic - and affordable - prices.
You want to see changes? Make it affordable and short-circuit the
year or more wait until prices match what's available now...
