alt Hacker NewsI can't recall software being conspicuous consumption until the advent of the AI token. Maybe the first "I am rich" app in the app store for $999.
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addaon • today at 4:34 AM
> I can't recall software being conspicuous consumption
asdff • today at 8:33 AM
Hardware for sure. Big statement giving the entire company macs vs pc. Apple spelled it out in those ads.
Pretty sure Joel Spolsky said “we purchase the best machines money can buy for our developers” like 20 years ago. So it’s hardly a new concept.