After a week-long halt. Microsoft has announced that it has resumed the sales of existing Huawei notebooks on its website amidst the tension between the United States and China.
A Microsoft spokesperson has said in an email to CNBC “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. As a result, we are resuming the sale of existing inventory of Huawei devices at Microsoft Store”
Aside from selling existing Huawei notebooks on its stock, Microsoft has promised that they will keep delivering software updates to people that own Huawei laptops.
The Microsoft spokesperson also said that “We remain committed to providing exceptional customer experiences. 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.”