I think my point was lost, then. I agree with you there is a HUGE falloff in productivity ROI above maybe $2k/year. My point is that the extreme right end of t

I think my point was lost, then. I agree with you there is a HUGE falloff in productivity ROI above maybe $2k/year. My point is that the extreme right end of the slider, where you go from “diminishing returns” to “no return whatsoever”, still costs less than leasing a Kia. It costs less than my minsicule shabby office in the sketchy part of town. Compared to serious computer business revenues, it isn’t even worth spending the time to talk about. I spend more on housekeepers or car insurance. Given that, why not just smash the slider to the right and stop worrying about it? For serious computer professionals the difference between a $2k/year hardware budget and a $7k/year hardware budget does not matter.