3M HIS is a special case- you guys have such good products, your revenue per employee must be huge and delivering IT makes it a good decision to give you guys top equipment. But you're not a small business, and that sort of policy isn't normal in small business except for IT shops. No doubt somebody will come up with some contradicting anecdote, but it is a truism that small business manages expenses very carefully- if upgrading hardware costs (say) 10% of wages and salaries, you have to decide whether a part time storeman is a better investment than new computer gear. Suffice to say that my local auctioneer probably pockets $1M annually but uses a FP2.0 auction management system that he refuses to upgrade because it does everything he needs and he'd rather spend the $ on a holiday in Fiji or repainting his house. That's an extreme example, but he is a successful businessman who has probably saved $100,000 over the years by behaving this way.

Just for interest, what product/s are you involved in at 3M HIS?