🇨🇳💻 Huawei brings HarmonyOS to desktop computers

At Huawei Connect 2026, Huawei unveiled its first desktop computer, the Qingyun HM650, which runs on HarmonyOS instead of Windows. This is no longer an experimental project: the company is primarily targeting the HM650 at the government and corporate sectors, and the official Chinese news agency Xinhua already reported in the summer that the model would receive its own Kirin X90 processor. ⁠Huawei explains that the hardware platform, the microkernel operating system, the applications, and the security system form an independent technology stack.

At the same time, it is becoming clearer how far the company’s own system has progressed. The ⁠HarmonyOS App Store now includes more than 50,000 applications, including more than 19,000 for the specialized HarmonyOS ecosystem, while the number of compatible peripheral devices stands at over 3,300. The platform already covers office software, finance, design, and other professional tasks. Huawei is also developing a separate enterprise version of HarmonyOS with centralized management of computers, applications, updates, and security policies.

The US restrictions were intended to cut Huawei off from critical technologies. Seven years later, the Chinese corporation is already presenting government institutions and businesses with a fully independent technological solution: processor, operating system, software ecosystem, and desktop PC.

In this case, the sanctions did not eliminate the competitor—instead, they gave Huawei a powerful reason to break free from its dependence on Windows and the American technology ecosystem.


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