The insanity of hardware is cheap
Yes, this is an insane concept for developers to have.
It is used by developers that fit into one of two groups:
1) INCOMPETENT
2) LAZY
They are either incapable of writing good code, which is why they say hardware is cheap, or they are to lazy to write good code, so they say hardware is cheap.
The reality is, why would anyone, or any company, want to buy your software, if it means they will have to buy new computer(s) to run it?
They wouldn’t.
The hardware is cheap concept is the absolute worst one any software developer could hold. Since Java is designed around this model, anyone advocating the use of Java is saying they buy into the hardware is cheap model, so they are either lazy or incompetent. Either way, their software is not ready for use, not until they wipe the concept that hardware is cheap out of their minds.