Machines that kill humans is a frightning concept

There’s a lot of hidden cost associated with supporting legacy features/standards/technology

Do they have different frequencies? Require different antennas?

Are there cost implications for radios / amplifiers? Do ASICs support only newer modes? How much obsoleted / legacy HW is required?

And that’s just from a manufacturer standpoint.

Are more licenses required? Or other regulatory impacts?

A broken clock is right twice a day.

Communists aren’t destroying the US government as of now. Unless you consider the Russian assets on the right as communists?