Yeah, it certainly hurts a bit less if you're not the one paying for it. I know we're in a high income profession, but buying another $2.5k+ laptop just for ip

Yeah, it certainly hurts a bit less if you're not the one paying for it. I know we're in a high income profession, but buying another $2.5k+ laptop just for iphone development isn't a trivial expense if you do contracting (especially if you're not working 40 hours a week).