Microsoft is closing its US manufacturing plant for the company’s Surface Hub. The software giant has been manufacturing and selling its 84-inch 4K displays for more than a year, but Microsoft is now moving its manufacturing efforts elsewhere. The Oregonian reports that 124 jobs will be cut from the Surface Hub plant in Oregon that was originally acquired alongside Microsoft’s acquisition of Perceptive Pixel back in 2012.
It’s not clear where Microsoft will move its manufacturing to, but it’s likely that the company will align it with other Surface products which are manufactured in China. Microsoft refused to comment on its manufacturing plans, but a spokesperson did confirm the plant closure in an email to The Verge. “We are...
