Ugh, it appears I was not utterly pedantic enough even though I did, quite clearly, make my statements conditional in a way far beyond what is normally expected when talking about generalities that any normal person would assume are meant to apply in cases contextually-relevant to a forum run by a company that funds US tech startups.

Very well, a software engineering employer in the US who employs over 10 software engineers in the US at above the 20th percentile of wages, which constitutes the employers of a significant fraction of total software engineers above the 20th percentile of wages, would be foolish to not spend 8 K$ on software development tooling that would result in a 10% productivity improvement. It would be further foolish to not investigate such potential improvements given a reasonably credible belief that such a productivity improvement is possible. Outright dismissal without even considering the potential cost-benefit or making a incorrect cost-benefit analysis requiring significantly in excess of 10% is also foolish.

Please try to understand that sometimes when people are not being utterly pedantic to the point of absurdity it is because they assume people will use their judgement to interpret the applicability to their situation rather than because they can only see in black and white.