[coldtea]

In the US/Western Europe? Because for devs especially in the former, $200 is pocket change, especially for a core productivity tool. And the rent would be in the $1200 to $3000 easily. Same for houses. Maybe not in NY or SF, but in most of the US there's no shortage of house spaces and redundant rooms.

[Epholys]

I've seen those comments about $200/month and empty rooms here, so I suppose they mainly come from the US, yes.

So yes, you describe a situation that I feel like a lot of people here don't understand is not the norm.

I compared the subscription with my rent precisely because it's easier to compare: with your numbers it would be like paying from $600 up to $1500 / month. Pretty hard to justify.

[lostmsu]

> Because for devs especially

Are you not a dev? If not, what would you use a coding tool for? They still require handholding for anything largeish. Still much cheaper than outsource.