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Happy for them, I'm sure the 100 people that still can afford computers will appreciate it.
Thinkpads are usually acquired as enterprise retire their stock, 2 or 3 year old devices for a fraction of the new price.
Thinkpads are generally invredibly cheap due to scale. You can also refurbished last years model for under 400 usd.
Hey... people win the lotto all the time! So for brief moments throughout the day there's probably 101-107 people in the world who can still afford one!