I think you did a great job of trying to relating this topic to the programming mentality here. Many of the comments here seem to focus on how technology should

I think you did a great job of trying to relating this topic to the programming mentality here. Many of the comments here seem to focus on how technology should not be purchased expensively or how this or that is not worth the extra money. The author does not set in stone that you must go for the more expensive item. He does qualify that some things, such as phones, are disposable and should not be approached with the "buy expensive" mentality.