CFLs cause arcing in light switches!

[Medved]

I think GU24 is better for CFL's then Edison, as with Edison you often can not set the required position - or the lamp look weird in the fixture, or it does not have reliable contact...

I think sockets like Rx7s (or other double ended design) or PG12 are better then Edisons - lamps sit way better where they have  to in the optic. But i think the go-away from Edison would affect only new lamp development, present lamp types using Edisons would stay with them, simply becase of the legacy reason.

[dor123]

You can see that the Philips Cosmowhite CPO-TW have a two pin base instead of ES one despite that it is for streetlighting: To improve optical quality.
Also, all of our israelis recessed fixtures for HID lamps, don't supports ES lamps but Rx7s and 2-pin bases.
We have no recessed fixtures that contains an ES socket (Except of the recessed ceiling ones for two PL lamps, which are used in case of a ballast failure, for temporary lamps).