The Lightbulb Burned Out. Time to Replace the Fixture.

Is this an example of planned obsolescence?
We decided to put a stylish new light fixture into our ugly bathroom about 16 months ago, and we were pleased with the lovely pools of light that could be directed into the dark areas. Within about 6 months, the specialty light bulbs began to burn out, and one of the lamps would not stay lit for more than a few days. We thought we had some bad bulbs (which were more expensive than normal incandescent bulbs, of course.)
The thing about the new bulbs though. They were nearly impossible to replace. There isn't any room for your fingers to manuever the bulb into its place so that it could light up your life. The little suction cup tool that came with the fixture won't work because the replacement bulbs have bumps on them where the original ones were smooth.
We finally got to the point that we functioned with less and less light until the last bulb burned out, and today we put in a new fixture, carefully chosen to avoid that problem of not being able to replace a burned out lamp.
This new one shows signs of similar design foolishness. It took three hands to secure the little shades over the, I don't even know what to call the little things that provide illumination. They aren't light bulbs. But it was a two person job to assemble the unit.

The bathroom is still ugly. At any rate, we once again can find our way in it.