OAKLAND, California (Reuters) – As the coronavirus outbreak forced classes online, Boston Public Schools ordered 20,000 laptops and had them in hand in four days – an unusually fast turnaround made possible by a build-up of inventory prompted by the U.S.-China trade war.
FILE PHOTO: A 4th grader at Cottage Lake Elementary tries to figure out assignment instructions on his laptop as he navigates the online learning system the Northshore School District will use for two weeks due to coronavirus concerns, at his home in Woodinville, Washington, U.S. March 11, 2020. Demand for laptops and monitors have surged in the U.S. as more people work and study from home. REUTERS/Lindsey Wasson/
Computer companies including Boston school vendor Acer Inc (2353.TW) ordered extra laptops for import in early December ahead of scheduled U.S. tariffs on products from China, where 90% of the world’s laptops and monitors are made.
While the tariff plans have since been canceled as part of a “phase…
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