hardware manufacturing

Microsoft is preparing a major rework of where its hardware is built: according to multiple reports, the company has asked suppliers to shift production of Surface devices — and parts of its server and Xbox supply chains — out of China with the stated aim of having the bulk of new Surface and...

In a move signaling a sobering reassessment of strategy within Microsoft’s education-focused Windows division, the company has officially discontinued Windows 11 SE—a lightweight, student-centric operating system once heralded as its answer to Google’s domination of the classroom with ChromeOS...

Few corporate titans match Microsoft’s ability to meld innovation, scale, and operational discipline—a winning combination that has granted the Redmond-based giant enduring influence across the global technology landscape. Applying Michael Porter’s value chain analysis to Microsoft reveals a...