WRONG!!! FALSE!!! INCORRECT!!! ERRONEOUS!!!
I'll grant that they may not "last for crap" in your house. Some of my friends have had similar poor experiences with them. I, and many other of my friends, have found them to last for an undetermined time. That is, the "curly bulbs" we installed 5 years ago are still working just fine. I have several rooms (garage and basement) with a mix of Edison lights and compact fluorescent lights on the same circuit. Edison lights have been replaced several times, CFL have not.
AND they don’t work in the COLD FREEZING WEATHER, like my shed!....................
In my kitchen I went through 3 sets of (5) mercury bulbs while the incandescents kept chugging along. Outdoor lights on the other hand have been around over 4 years.