The Zenith/LG tube debacle--ON PURPOSE?

[rca2000]

I am just curious--is there ANY chance...that the LG tubes made for Zenith.,..were PURPOSELY designed to die--as soon as they did ?

WHY...would LG do this you ask ?

Remember...at the time..they were working on GETTING TOTAL CONTROL..of Zenith. And BEFORE..the LG tubes..Zenith CRT'S were WELL KNOWN..for long-life..ESPECIALLY in the delta era !! SO..when someone bought a Zenith tv--they were USED to it lasting at LEAST 10 years..often a LOT longer..

WHAT BETTER WAY... to totally DESTROY a company..that people WERE used to hanging on to their tv sets for often a GENERATION...than to SABOTAGE..the CRT going in them !! Not ONLY ...do you cost that company a WHOLE LOT of MONEY this way...but you ALSO RUIN their REPUTATION !! And AL of this was going on...at a time when RCA sets often had nearly BULLETPROOF tubes in them !! Not QUITE CC tube quality...but maybe ONE step lower ..

Any thoughts on this ???