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China: Microsoft will shut down two plants during probe

By  |  February 26, 2015
China: Microsoft will shut down two plants during probe

According to reports from Nikkei and Chinese state media, the company will be shutting down a pair of plants – one in Beijing and one in Dongguan. As well as moving some of the equipment to Vietnam. Those closures translate to about 9,000 job cuts.

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    The Chinese state-run media accused Microsoft of having backdoors in its products that would enable U.S. spying, and the company is currently undergoing an antitrust probe from Chinese regulators.

     

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