Comments on: The Light Bulb? http://seancwing.com/2009/10/07/the-light-bulb/ Lost Boy + Creative Strategist Sat, 10 Apr 2010 04:42:45 +0000 hourly 1 By: Daniel H. http://seancwing.com/2009/10/07/the-light-bulb/comment-page-1/#comment-159 Daniel H. Thu, 08 Oct 2009 19:57:49 +0000 http://seanwing326.com/blog/?p=252#comment-159 Why would the company that makes this light bulb bother to develop another more efficient light bulb if no one buys this one though? :P Also, why would it be wise for people in "third world" countries to buy this light bulb? If your analysis holds true, the cost/benefit ratio will be more favorable later and the price would be roughly equal too. A new PC top of the line PC is about the same price or less than a top of the line PC 5 or 10 years ago. Why shouldn't they just wait like everyone else? Furthermore, should we assume that light bulb tech will continue to increase in efficiency at a steady rate. There would be hardly any concrete advantages to a light bulb that lasts 100 yrs as opposed to one that lasts 200 yrs. (Someone would probably accidentally break it before than anyways :P) So why would a company waste time/money in development? Why would the company that makes this light bulb bother to develop another more efficient light bulb if no one buys this one though? :P

Also, why would it be wise for people in “third world” countries to buy this light bulb? If your analysis holds true, the cost/benefit ratio will be more favorable later and the price would be roughly equal too. A new PC top of the line PC is about the same price or less than a top of the line PC 5 or 10 years ago. Why shouldn’t they just wait like everyone else?

Furthermore, should we assume that light bulb tech will continue to increase in efficiency at a steady rate. There would be hardly any concrete advantages to a light bulb that lasts 100 yrs as opposed to one that lasts 200 yrs. (Someone would probably accidentally break it before than anyways :P ) So why would a company waste time/money in development?

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