Huawei laptops return to Microsoft’s online store after mysteriously disappearing

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Gone one month, back the next

 

 

Microsoft removed Huawei’s laptop lineup from its online store last month, following a new executive order to crack down on the Chinese tech company. While the software giant has remained silent over whether Huawei will still be able to obtain Windows licenses for its range of laptops, the devices are now starting to return to online stores this week.

 

Twitter user WalkingCat noticed that Huawei’s laptops have returned, and we’ve spotted that the MateBook 13, the MateBook, and the MateBook X Pro are all available once again. The MateBook X Pro is currently listed as “out of stock,” but the rest are available to purchase again.

 

The Verge reached out to Microsoft to comment multiple times on the removal of the Huawei laptops last month, but the company refused to issue a statement. Microsoft is no longer remaining silent.

 

“We have been evaluating, and will continue to respond to, the many business, technical and regulatory complexities stemming from the recent addition of Huawei to the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Export Administration Regulations Entity List,” says a Microsoft spokesperson in a statement to The Verge. “As a result, we are resuming the sale of existing inventory of Huawei devices at Microsoft Store.”

 

The important words there are “existing inventory” — when we asked Microsoft whether the company plans to continue to stock and sell Huawei laptops, a spokesperson doubled down on that point: “Microsoft Store is selling existing inventory, which is compliant with current U.S. regulations.”

 

Huawei has since postponed the launch of a new Windows-powered laptop that was due to be unveiled at the CES Asia show last week. It’s not exactly clear what new laptop Huawei was planning to announce, but it did previously unveil the MateBook 14 and updated its MateBook X Pro line at MWC earlier this year.

 

Update, June 17th at 4:19PM ET: Article updated with comments from Microsoft.

 

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Microsoft Starts Selling Huawei Laptops Once Again 

 

Huawei laptops are once again being sold in Microsoft stores after all devices manufactured by the Chinese tech giant were pulled all of a sudden in May.

Microsoft’s decision to remove all Huawei devices from stores came after US President Donald Trump signed an executive order banning the Chinese company from working with American firms and using their products on its devices.

These include Windows as well, and this is the operating system powering Huawei laptops available in the Microsoft Store.

While Microsoft originally remained tight-lipped on everything related to the Huawei ban and its decision to pull devices from stores, the company now explains that it resumed sales of units that are part of the existing inventory.

“We have been evaluating, and will continue to respond to, the many business, technical and regulatory complexities stemming from the recent addition of Huawei to the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Export Administration Regulations Entity List,” a Microsoft spokesperson explained in a statement to The Verge. “As a result, we are resuming the sale of existing inventory of Huawei devices at Microsoft Store.”Huawei in the Microsoft Store while supplies lastWhile Microsoft doesn’t provide too many specifics on the way it plans to handle Huawei products in the future, its wording clearly suggests that these devices will continue to be available in its stores as long as supplies last.

Once these devices are no longer in stock, Microsoft is very likely to give up on Huawei products altogether in order to comply with government requirements.

According to the executive order signed by Trump, Huawei can continue to service and update devices that are already on the market, but on the other hand, it’s not allowed to use technology developed by American companies to launch new products. These include not only laptops, but also smartphones, as Huawei is no longer allowed to use Android on its mobile devices.

 

 

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