@jwcph and not to put too fine a point on it, but long-life bulbs which are wasteful on energy just to allow people to buy them less frequently (but which end up costing consumers more because the electricity is more expensive than purchasing the light bulb!) are, to me, the same kind of waste that is driving a pickup truck around to commute.
I don't care who tells me that's a dumb idea! It's a dumb idea.
This is, imo, a rare case of true symbiosis between bulb manufacturers and the public.