If you’re as big as Wendy’s you probably use volume licensing. While perpetual licenses are available via volume licensing, many businesses choose a subscription model instead. There’s advantages to both depending on your use case. Wendys corporate policies may also require a support contract from vendors, which can get pricy.
Anecdotally, working as a sysadmin if there’s one minority group that comes up more than any other it’s “Indian immigrant”. That being said, half of the 4 trans people I know irl are programmers. The others are an organic chemist and an alcoholic who lives off of her father’s disability check. Ymmv.