I am old enough to have been in IT when the first pc were deployed in New York, by companies like Equitable Life.

I also remember the chaos from ill-mannered programs and hardware that were not properly supported with drivers, application code etc. At that point, and with difficulty, Bill gates and Microsoft came to the rescue and the monster began to grow. Mr. Gates and company brought order to chaos and forced all the software developers and HW manufacturer to play well together and especially by Microsoft's rules. This was a good thing then. Mr. Gates and company were also among the first to lead the charge for outsourcing jobs from America to foreign soil. The lie about qualified staff was nurture, fed, and grew. There are at present thousands of IT processionals’ who would give their right arm to be employed. There are graduating students who face terminal unemployment, never having the opportunity to
start a career, and others who are seeking new majors.

The new president and his cabinet want to rebuild a broken America but the corporate greed that has gotten to be the norm here just will not quit.

Perhaps it is time to dismantle Microsoft, as was Ma Bell broken up. Additionally, it may be time to legislate job creation by US companies and those who want to have a presence in America. You must employ Americans on American soil. While we cannot become isolationists, we can certainly take care of our own first.