[AussieWog93]

Corporations absolutely value craftmanship. Factory owners and research labs will pay a huge premium for well designed, reliable tools and skilled employees/contractors that repair and maintain them to a high standard. I do a lot of electronics repair work for my businesses, and I dropped $200+ on a Hakko soldering iron.

I have not found the same willingness to pay for quality amongst consumers, though. Counter-intuitively, the sort of hyper-knowledgeable "pro" consumers I come across are typically less willing to open their wallets than people who know nothing.