You have to pass new laws to match the digital world.

They did—it's called the DMCA, and it's working exactly as they intended it to.

I looked at the more detailed specs, and here we have:

3 x audio jacks

2/4/5.1/7.1-channel

• You can change the functionality of an audio jack using the audio software. To configure 7.1-channel audio, access the audio software for audio settings.

If using 2-pole aux jacks, those 3 back panel female connectors only provide 6 independent channels. If the case has a front panel connector, you can push that to 8 channels.

The only way you're squeezing 7.1 analog out of that is if you use the front panel as LR, use two of the three back panel ones as surround, and share center with the sub between the last remaining connector. But, that's assuming that two of those back connectors aren't for mic or line in.

Maybe you could squeeze digital output through those jacks, but then you'd need a compatible receiver. Either way, stupid design for such an expensive motherboard.

who is going to put a ryzen apu in a topend mobo??

The Ryzen 9 7950X has integrated graphics, but if someone is willing to dump that much on a processor, they're probably buying a GPU with it.

Oh that is hilariously scummy. It's probably 7.1 through HDMI...

That is ridiculously small for the price. Is it meant to make a profit or something?

Ah, but you see, that's where the national security and economic prosperity conditions come in. Can't be having alternative teachings encouraging terrorism and communism, you know?

If only the system wasn't designed to squash third parties. Blue gives very little fucks either, it seems.

No no no, it's the inverse-funnel vacuum economic model. It's shaped like a pyramid with a hat, and the wealth gets ~~sucked up~~ held for safe keeping by those at the top.

Yeah, but that's thinking long-term. CEOs of publicly traded companies don't give a shit about anything other than making the line go up during their own employment at the company.

As a Linux user: fuck Teams.

Op: Name and shame, please.

In some jurisdictions, you can't hire foreign workers unless there are no local workers that meet the job requirements. Posting a fake position with the intent to deny all candidates is usually sufficient to demonstrate that an attempt was made to search for local talent. They can't admit it without getting into a lot of trouble, however.

Paying people more is a recurring cost, and the ultimate goal of a company is to keep increasing profits. If they can spend $10k once to scare their employees into being more productive, it has a better return on investment.