Huawei MateBook laptops have been shipping with the Windows operating system for years, but that could soon change. According to online sources, Microsoft’s license to supply Windows devices to the Chinese company expires at the end of this month. The vendor will likely have to find a way out of the current situation or opt for its own software platform, HarmonyOS.
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Earlier, one of Huawei’s top managers spoke about the company’s plans to stop using Windows in its next-generation computers by switching to HarmonyOS. He linked this need to the fact that due to US sanctions, Microsoft will be forced to close Huawei’s access to its advanced OS. “Due to sanctions, the supply of PCs with Windows may cease, and this may be the last batch. In the future, our PCs will only use HarmonyOS,” the source quotes Richard Yu, head of Huawei’s consumer products division.
Huawei recently unveiled a brand new MateBook D 16 Linux Edition laptop. The device is similar to the previous version in many ways, but runs Linux instead of Windows. It is possible that Huawei will have to use Linux in its laptops until HarmonyOS is completed and its own software platform is ready to appear in the company’s laptops. The integration of HarmonyOS into PCs has already raised questions about how Huawei’s new laptops will be sold in European markets.
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