Incandescent-based bulbs Burn Out “all the time”

The fact that the incandescent-based bulbs burn out “all the time” provides a competitive advantage for the CFL and LED products.  This long-life advantage is not as important in the Residential market, as it is in the Government and the Commercial/Industrial categories, since the cost of labor (to change the light-bulb) in the Residential category is not necessarily a factor.