That&#x27;s very short sighted.  There are tons of industry positions in Computer Science that pretty much require a PhD if you want to be a competitive applicant.  Research isn&#x27;t about expensive equipment, it&#x27;s about time.  Sure, there&#x27;s a lot of CS research you can do in your basement for small amounts of money (depending on the field), but you&#x27;re never going to compete with people who spent all day every day doing research.