Only because our employers issue them to us, not because they’re the best. Personally would prefer a Linux workstation …

This. It also frankly sucks here. I get the feeling most of the posters in here ARE Americans wanting to escape this distopian place and explore the world on the cheap. I’m an expat living and working in America (used to be a work visa, now GC) but I honestly can’t stand it here. Everyone I’m friends with at work feels the same way. But the money. The money is just too good. Like really really really good. So go perm remote and travel to other countries is the only way to survive and keep your sanity. Been doing it for a few years now and couldn’t imagine living any other way now. I get depressed every time I have to return to the US for a while.