A lot of the time, people are unwilling to try. Just because the ancient software says, required Windows XP, does not necessarily mean that it will not run on on something newer. Windows does attempt to maintain backwards compatibility, so it is not usual for the software to work. They will say the vendor does not support it, but the fact that the vendor doesn't offer an updated software means their support is pointless anyway, they effectively no longer support it, if they require you to use a long obsolete OS.

The annoying thing is that the limitation is the closed source nature of such software, in many cases it would just require a re-compile on a newer Windows OS. The vendor cannot be bothered to do it as they no longer sell the product, but you the purchaser have no access to the source to do it yourself.

You have no idea do you? No matter how automated a production line is, there are warehouse operatives, that take delivery of component parts and supply the production line as required. Machine operators, maintenance workers to maintain the machines, cleaners, facilities managers, IT staff, accountants, logistics people and a wide range of other support roles that are required to run a production line.

On top of all that, in a developed country like the US, there will be expensive HR staff, Health & Safety, Lawyers. All of these costs form part of employing somebody in the US.

An Indian employee doing a mind numbingly boring job on a production line earns $3 per hour? Even the dumbest high school drop out is going to cost $30 per hour with the laws designed to protect workers. So which is it that Trump wants?

For US citizens to pay more for their Apple tech than any other country in the world?

For Apple to charge the same but make no profit and go out of business?

To cut all US worker protections and turn the country into a 3rd world country paying workers $3 an hour?

One or more of these things will happen if companies like Apple are forced to manufacture in the USA. I do happen to agree that western countries have become too reliant on low cost Asian manufacturing, but Trump just has no idea how to solve that. You don't act like some kind of god, that when you decry it, it happens. It requires a well thought out plan that identifies key areas that can be re-developed in the USA. Trump will tank the US economy on his crusade.

The whole premise of awards of any kind is flawed, the awards are given by a select group of people, usually people that are so deeply entrenched in the industry for which the awards are being given. No matter how hard you try, the award merely represents the opinion of a small group of people. I find movie awards are useful because if they have lots of awards, the movie is likely dreadful, as the movie elites like it, normal people like me will hate it.

It was once widely accepted that people are all different in how they react to certain things. It is common for example for people who frequent slash dot to show little interest in sports and social gatherings, instead showing more interest in technology and science. This is a normal part of a diverse society, but not any more, this is now considered on the spectrum. It is nonsense.

Microsoft is under no obligation to provide a version of their proprietary extension that will work with any particular editor. In fact extension authors are under no obligation to provide their extensions for VS Code, they are at liberty to restrict their extensions to work only on a non-Microsoft fork if they desire.

Is it bad faith on Microsoft’s part, of course, but this is expected behaviour from Microsoft who are at their core a proprietary software company that doesn’t truly embrace the open software ideals. We should be grateful that VS Code was put in the open by Microsoft, as that in itself is very unusual for them.

This sounds like the spouse that marries thier partner in the hope of changing them, then gets upset when their spouse never changes. Quite honestly Apple TV is a niche player in streaming, if you have a product that can stand on its own then Apple isn’t the right fit. A French language program automatically has a limited audience, it is going to have little interest from the mainly English speaking US audience, Apple are only going to spend money on promoting things to their largest audience, and the fact is that is the USA.

The fact that this is an issue, shows that there is a fundamental problem with the audio quality. Given that Netflix produces their own content, they can start by having proper audio quality standards on those productions, and complaining to suppliers of content about the poor audio quality. It is time the producers started creating content fit for purpose, not hiding behind creative license to produce substandard audio.

So where is the tech angle on this useless story?

Trump has been deporting all the non natives, you will find the bees are now all in El Salvador.

Sputnik, sorry to say the Russians beat the US in the race to put satellites in orbit.

China has spent decades investing in education, encouraging people to become the best they possibly can be. The Chinese have travelled the world to get the best education from the top universities and made good use of that knowledge. The west, particularly the USA, has spent decades dismantling its education, seeing it as an expense to cut, and is now reaping the benefits.

The problem is complacency, western countries looking at themselves, saying aren’t we good, we have universal education for all our citizens, we are so much better than all these poor countries. Imagining that the job is done and this competitive edge would remain forever. Meanwhile countries like China, have been determined to make their mark in the world, instead of saying we are good enough, they have said we can do better.

We in the west might not agree with some of their authoritarian methods, but they have built something that now threatens the dominance of the USA. Incredibly, countries are now looking at China as being a more reliable trade partner than the USA. The balance of power is shifting rapidly in the world today.

Tandy was resurrected in the UK as a small scale electronics hobby online retailer by a former employee that acquired the assets from carphone warehouse when they closed all the stores. www.tandyonline.com

No, the rest of the world pays a fair price, US citizens pay artificially inflated prices for pharmaceuticals due to the corrupt insurance industry in the USA.

Already gone, in as much as much as the good tourist with money to spend does not appreciate being bullied and treated with suspicion by jumped up little power crazed airport immigration staff. I am a case in point, as a white British person who has none of the issues of struggling with the language or being from a country that the USA has political concerns about, I found the experience unpleasant, so simply stopped going over a decade ago.

Now that the agents have been given more freedom to be asshats under the current administration, nobody who has brown skin or from a country that the Trump administration dislikes is going to travel to the USA other than those that have no choice. The bad people will not be deterred from entering the USA, they will do whatever they have to, to get in to pursue their nefarious objectives no matter what, while those of us that are law abiding tourists looking to spend some of our disposable income, have long since found friendlier locations to visit.