You'd run with neither A nor B..... both are bad ways to go.
My experience from over 3 & 1/2 decades of music making has shown me that some folks expect technology to provide answers that normally are best provided by the human heart and soul.
*Any musician should always use the best equipment that he/she can afford*, but the equipment itself is not the goal..... the goal is the *music*; and for most folks that takes many,many long hard years of practice, perseverance and dedication to reach that goal of being able to compose, write, sing and play truly great music.
Buying a $10,000 mic or a $20,000 guitar or owning a million dollar recording studio won't make a player successful or famous. Yes, good equipment is part of the equation, but just a part, that's all. If you've got that $10,000 for a top class mic you can go out and get it tomorrow........ but that $10,000 won't buy you talent,ability, perseverance and the necessary thick skin to survive in the music biz.
Also, I guess many folks are hobbyists who enjoy discussing mics, computers, recorders and all the other various things that are acquired along the way. I suspect most of them realise that getting the best Neuman mic isn't going to transform their music , but they're still happy to spend the money so good luck to 'em I say. Some people buy the best motorbikes, some people buy the best paintings, some people buy the best clothes and other people buy the best mics. That's life.
Sorry folks, I think maybe I've hijacked this thread a bit. Maybe we should get back to discussing the technicalities of mic construction etc.