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A chat on subreddit /r/wallstreetbets
human
There is also the employee happiness budget. If you can make a beautiful office and give everyone the best equipment, people will stay longer. 7k+ on a device is just a nice bonus at some places. Especially when devs, architects, and engineers make 200k+ per year.

gpt
I don't know a ton about tech, but are the apple computers really the best in the business at that price point? Or is it just a cult thing