[st3v3r]

I don't buy that for a second. With what gets spent on salaries, the cost of offices is a drop in the bucket.

[greenyoda]

Also, if people in private offices are more productive, you can hire fewer people to do the same work, saving lots of money.

[andrewflnr]

Real estate is also really expensive. I can easily believe that if a company really went for it and tried to give private offices to several hundred engineers, the cost would start rivaling that of salaries.