MELTED!
I thought it just bunrned out, followed the directions to pull the bulb -
only the glass came off in my hands, leaving the base of the bulb firmly
*welded* to the socket assembly... digging it out broke the socket!

The other side is now looking the same - you can see it has already melted
and welded itself to the socket, but the light still works so far. I just
setup an appointment to get it fixed - I trust they will agree it is a
failure and not give me the run-around.

Anyway - fyi.

-e