> Software devs benefit from cheaper hardware No they don't? For a start hardware is a miniscule cost at most software companies, but even asides from that, it

> Software devs benefit from cheaper hardware No they don't? For a start hardware is a miniscule cost at most software companies, but even asides from that, its not like programmers would be paid more if that cost was lower. They are paid exactly as little as the boss can get away with. If the company you or I work for literally doubled its profits we'd walk away with like a small bonus at most, maybe some small improvement in options if you're lucky enough to get those