NEW NIB Wired Keyboard 600 KU-0325 USB Black Full-Size Quiet Keys

Description:

This listing is for a "Designed by Microsoft Wired Keyboard 600 (Model KU-0325 / P/N 1043207).

Connection: USB

Color: Black

Layout: Full-size with numeric keypad

Quiet-touch keys

Plug-and-play—no software required

Includes original box and packaging (box may show slight shelf wear)

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What you have—“ Designed by Microsoft" Wired Keyboard 600 KU‑0325 USB Black Full‑Size Quiet Keys”—is indeed a Microsoft-branded keyboard, but it’s not made in-house by Microsoft.

Here’s what’s happening:

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🧠 Design & Branding

The Wired Keyboard 600 is officially described as “Designed by Microsoft™”, signifying that Microsoft handled the design, feature set, branding, and quality testing  .

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🔧 Manufacturing & OEM Details

Microsoft generally works with third‑party OEM manufacturers to produce its peripherals. One such firm is KYE Systems, a Taiwanese electronics manufacturer that has long built keyboards and mice for Microsoft products  .

While it isn’t guaranteed every single unit is made by KYE, this setup is consistent with how Microsoft outsources production of low‑cost keyboards.

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🏭 Likely Country of Manufacture

Some online listings for the KU‑0325 model (a part number for that keyboard) indicate it was manufactured in China  . That aligns with typical outsourcing practices.

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✅ Summary Table

AspectInfo

DesignMicrosoft

Brand/LabelMicrosoft (Microsoft Wired Keyboard 600)

Manufacturing/OEMLikely KYE Systems (or similar)

Country of OriginProbably China (e.g. “Made in China”)

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✅ So: “Is it Made in Microsoft?”

No—Microsoft designed and branded the keyboard, but the actual hardware was produced by a contract manufacturer—most often in Taiwan or China, depending on the factory.

If you’re wondering whether Microsoft owns the factory or physically assembles it themselves—the answer is no.