Edison Would Have Loved New Light Bulb Law, Says His Great-Grandson

New submitter futuristic writes with a link to Thomas Edison's great-grandson's take on Thomas Edison and the alleged demise of the incandescent light bulb. From the article: "My great grandfather's 100-watt incandescent will be replaced with new energy-efficient versions, including CFLs, LEDs, and — yes — new and improved incandescent bulbs. ... And my great-grandfather wouldn't have it any other way."

Comments

I think he's assuming

[Dachannien]

...that had Thomas Edison been alive today, he would have held the patents on these assorted new lightbulbs.

Sure, Edison would have been thrilled

[l0ungeb0y]

Of course Edison would have loved modern lightbulbs -- what's not too like? Cleaner more aesthetically pleasing light drawing lower power. Of course they last longer, and don't break as easy so people buy less, but hey -- can't have everything right?

But -- if these lightbulbs had been invented by a competitor such as Tesla -- well, many household pets would have to lay down their lives to fight off this infernal contraption that is a peril and danger to us all.

Frankly, Edison was an asshole. Brilliant -- but an asshole nonetheless.

Re:Bullshit

[Lanteran]

AC vs DC flamewars? Damn, slashdot must be older than I thought.