Did you choose to not read his full reply? I'll repeat it again for you:
> Except that in most of the world outside SV
> Except that in most of the world outside SV
You just need a 4% increase of productivity to make those $200 worth it.
lolololol
> You just need a 4% increase of productivity to make those $200 worth it.
who “needs” that and who pays for it?
the employer for both?
high school economics class is not how the world works, regrettably.
They'd rather have an employee spend 2 weeks on a task than shell out a few bucks at it, because they don't realize the 2 weeks of salary is more expensive than the external expense.
Plus development work is quite bursty — a productivity gain for developers does not necessarily translate into more prospects in a sales pipeline.