[lotsofpulp]

Serious talent (i.e. desired by many buyers) translates to higher pay, especially for buyers with huge amounts of resources like Apple.

If the talent is too niche, however, the buyer might lowball the seller because they predict the seller will not be able to find a better offer.

[geodel]

Huge amount of resource can also mean they can wait for talent for right price. They'd rather have 20 engineers for right price than 4 superstars demanding 40% increase every year else threatening to leave.