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Microsoft Manufacturing Surface Hub In the US

Posted by samzenpus on from the made-in-the-usa dept.

overThruster writes: According to the New York Times, Microsoft has chosen to manufacture its Surface Hub in Wilsonville, Oregon. The announcement follows Apple’s decision to build the Mac Pro in Texas. "It makes a lot of sense to manufacture in the U.S.," said Steve Hix, an entrepreneur who founded several Portland-area tech companies, including one that had a manufacturing facility in Wilsonville. "The key issue is quality."

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  1. In other words by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    It's an ultra low volume product that has a very limited audience but looks cool to plebs. Since Chinese manufacturing requires a pretty high volume of sales to pay off, m$ gains good pr by keeping it on this side of the Pacific. Not impressed

    1. Re:In other words by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Insightful

      Not impressed

      Of course not, unless they are doing something that benefits you but does not benefit them at all you wont be impressed. If it keeps a small amount of jobs in the US then surely that is at least even a slightly good thing...though Im sure the resident /. cynics will find some way to put a negative spin on this.