Microsoft Surface and data center production to be moved out of China by 2026, claims report — components, parts, and assembly of laptops and servers moving to counter trade war uncertainty

A new report claims that Microsoft wants to completely move all of its new product manufacturing outside of China, with the production of its Surface product line and data centers aimed to be built exclusively in other countries beginning in 2026. Nikkei Asia reports that the U.S. tech company is doing this to avoid the uncertainty caused by the U.S.-China trade war and Beijing’s ambitions on Taiwan. Amazon Web Services (AWS) is also said to be following suit, with the company shifting its supply…