Bye-bye Windows and hello Linux
Huawei is still dealing with some pretty nasty restrictions thanks to the ongoing trade war with China and their less than above-board practices with people we don’t care all that much for here in the United States. But losing access to Android and Windows platforms in their products hasn’t slowed the tech giant down in terms of pushing out new kit.
The company has already announced its own HarmonyOS, ditching Android, something that I’m interested in as I love operating systems that try to mix things up. But it’s a little harder to switch when it comes to laptops and more work-orientated devices. Enter the magical world of the Linux distro!
Instead of sticking with Windows 10 because of trade restrictions, the company is installing Deepin Linux onto their new machines including the MateBook 12, MateBook 14, and the MateBook X Pro. And since they won’t have to be paying any license fees for Linux, this should, at least in theory, make the devices cheaper for consumers.
Deepin Linux is a distro developed by the Chinese company Wuhan Deeping Technology Co., so expect some fancy code hidden away to let them see what your browsing for. I’m kidding of course, but maybe there’s some truth to that joke after everything that’s been happening with the company and the United States.
The Mate line of devices screams Macbook Air to a lot of people so it’s funny to snag a Linux distro like Deepin that, at least visually, pulls a lot from MacOS. Check out a video on the latest Deepin Linux distro below:
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