Microsoft Vows to Support Huawei PCs
- Paul Thurrott
- Jun 24, 2019
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Microsoft says that a U.S. blacklisting of Huawei will not prevent it from supplying the firm’s PC with software updates going forward.
“We remain committed to providing exceptional customer experiences,” a Microsoft statement notes. “Our initial evaluation of the U.S. Department of Commerce’s decision on Huawei has indicated we may continue to offer Microsoft software updates to customers with Huawei devices.”
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There are no more details beyond this statement, but I take that to mean both monthly cumulative updates—which include both bug and security fixes—as well as feature updates, which are major version upgrades.
Joining Microsoft, microprocessor giant Intel also voiced support for Huawei, noting that it will likewise provide security and driver updates to Huawei PCs going forward too.
The problem, of course, is that Huawei can’t sell any new PC models going forward unless the U.S. blacklist is rescinded. And that can’t happen until the United States proves that Huawei is no longer a national security risk. Just kidding: All it has to do is reach an agreement in the ongoing trade war with China.
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pargon
Premium Member<blockquote><em><a href="#437315">In reply to Nonmoi:</a></em></blockquote><p>So we are all racist, xenophobic….deplorable because of awful things that happened that no one is alive to remember? Sounds about right. Which Democrat I mean socialist do you want to win the primary?</p><p><br></p><p>Every country has done bad things. If you don't value your own people above others then you aren't a country, you're the next target to be invaded, used and replaced by those who want to prosper.</p>
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Bats
<p>Lol… This is funny. Microsoft announced this? </p><p><br></p><p>Microsoft has to. They have to support they're product is they are going to sell it.</p>
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Thom77
<p>The inability to get the non stop bloatware updates from Microsoft would actually be a selling point for buying a Huawei PC at this point.</p>
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pargon
Premium Member<p>China has a 100 year plan to become the world super power and destroy American Life. Their president just named himself president for life recently. All of the things Paul is so afraid of Trump doing is happening in China. And yet we're the idiots for not wanting to welcome China's largest companies to deploy infrastructure here. </p><p><br></p><p>It's amazing he's so brain washed by the coastal elites that he really thinks it's just trade war stuff. The navy had all these fears about China and Telecom spying in 2013 while I served during the Obama administration!! This has been a long time coming. They have been installing backdoors on devices not made in China, letting them sell critical components for networks all over the country makes no sense.</p>
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pargon
Premium Member<blockquote><em><a href="#437341">In reply to wright_is:</a></em></blockquote><p>I never forgot that, why give them more and more access?</p>
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pargon
Premium Member<p>The site has really gone downhill with the constant political posts and quips. I'm sure much of your base loves it, people who work for tech firms live on the west coast predominantly, but not everything needs to be politicized. Everyone knows your stance on Huawei. While I can respect your opinion on the matter the first time I read it, does it have to be included in every article? We get it, you don't like Trump, you love China, love president for life, love Chinese companies stealing technology, love them manufacturing all our goods we buy, love that we have so many low paying jobs. </p><p><br></p><p>Your comment isn't a simple jab. At a certain point you're just rather anti american and you rail about it constantly.</p><p><br></p><p>I'm seriously considering dropping the premium membership next time it's up. This site is less news now and more echochamber. I enjoy voting with my wallet and I used to like you a lot, which is why I subscribed 2 years in a row, it all changed when Trump started his campaign and you lost your composure.</p><p><br></p><p>I don't want to dump your subscription, you seem to be a very nice guy with a nice family, but this is a serious question. Why the constant need to politicize everything? Why drive away revenue for the site? I know I'm not the only one.</p>
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pargon
Premium Member<blockquote><em><a href="#437340">In reply to wright_is:</a></em></blockquote><p>Trump says things all the time without thinking of the repercussions.</p><p><br></p><p>Fact is that Chinese tech firms have been on a list for a very long time. Huawei is a threat to national security. Trump isn't the one that puts them on the list, intelligence agencies do. </p><p><br></p><p>I served on a submarine and we were constantly worried about Chinese spying. They have software now that when you think you turn your phone off it just silences it and blanks the screen. The phone will record anything it hears and send back recordings to Chinese servers. We banned cell phones on the submarine…had to leave them topside in a steel box.</p><p><br></p><p>Imagine what will happen if we let China make the chips and the software. It's not just that huawei may write code that is a security threat but who is accountable to ensure the thing doesn't get hacked by bad actors?</p><p><br></p><p>It'd be nice to go somewhere on the internet and not have political opinions in everything. Paul is free to do what he wants, and I'm free and more and more likely to cancel supporting him. </p><p><br></p><p>Especially when he has no idea what he's talking about. Huawei is a threat and so is Chinese tech firms in general gaining acceptance here. Just like Google is to China, whether that's mean to say or not, it's true </p>