The article specifically mentions that these are intended for work environments with high rates of computer equipment theft. That would only happen at signific

The article specifically mentions that these are intended for work environments with high rates of computer equipment theft. That would only happen at significant magnitude if labor rates are very low. The US national minimum wage is $7.25 per hour, and usually jobs that pay that have very high turnover, so there's a strong incentive to steal equipment, especially if it has any resale value, like a $500 PC would. If these things can be remotely bricked once they are reported as stolen, that goes pretty far to killing any black market for them.