Huawei banned from using Windows licenses, but we expected that

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Published onMay 29, 2019

published onMay 29, 2019

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Previously, we reported that Google stopped working with the Chinese firm Huawei. Microsoft isnow following suite.

The big M announced it would no longer provide Windows licences to theChinese tech giant. Microsoft’s services team has already left Huawei’s headquarters based in Shenzhen.

As we reported earlier, the US added Huawei to its recent trade blacklist and imposed sanctions on the company. The government restrictions prevented the company from buying technology from American sellers. Microsoft suspended services for upcoming Huawei products.

No official statement so far

Both the concerned parties (Huawei and Microsoft) remained unavailable for comment. Furthermore, some other US companies that stopped supplies to Huawei include Qualcomm, Broadcom, Intel, and Xilinx.

The Chinese company received a major blow from Google. The search engine giant stopped future updates on Huawei’s Android smartphones. This clearly means that Google apps won’t be available on Huawei smartphones in the future.

Huawei managed to establish itself as the second largest smartphone vendor around the world. The company recently entered into the business of personal computers.

Huawei decided to target the US market in January this year. The company launched newlaptopsaiming to expand its business operations.

Hongmeng OS coming soon

Microsoft already started toremove Huawei products from its Store. Now, Huawei is working onreleasing its own OS.

The upcomingin-houseOScodenamedHongmengwill support various products manufactured under Huawei’s banner. Hongmeng will replaceWindows and Androidoperating systemson Huawei’s devices.

Luckily, updates for existing Huawei machines runningWindows 10won’t be blocked. There are some reports that Microsoft may resume its collaboration with Huawei at some point later based on future conditions.

Hongmeng is expected to be available forChinese users in the Fall of 2019. Moreover, theOSwill go live internationally next year.

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Hongmeng OS coming soon