• Alphane Moon@lemmy.worldOPM
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    3 days ago

    “Moving assembly is rather easy, but [shifting production] down to the component level is radical and very challenging, especially with a timeframe like 2026,” said another executive at a Microsoft supplier with knowledge of the situation. “We need to see how this ambition will be carried out.”

    I am honestly surprised they are trying to shift all component production as well. That does sound extremely challenging. More business for countries such as Vietnam, Malaysia and Thailand I guess.