Nikkei with the article saying that Microsoft is scaling back production of peripherals for its flagship Surface computers
Nikkei cites "four suppliers told Nikkei".
- An executive from a different supplier said his company was in the middle of making products for Microsoft when it asked them to halt. "We are still communicating with the client to see how to deal with the inventories," he said. The executive, whose company also serves other major PC companies like HP, Dell, Lenovo and Apple, said that judging from the latest order forecasts by his clients, the industry is likely to remain sluggish in the July-September quarter.
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