Huawei launches PCs running self-developed operating system

CHENGDU - Chinese tech giant Huawei on Monday unveiled two laptops powered by HarmonyOS, marking the debut of its self-developed operating system on personal computers (PCs).

The launch of the Huawei MateBook Pro and MateBook Fold Ultimate Design signals the company's push to expand HarmonyOS beyond smartphones and tablets into a PC market long led by Microsoft's Windows and Apple's macOS.

At the launch event in Chengdu, capital of Southwest China's Sichuan province, Huawei's executive director Yu Chengdong said that the HarmonyOS-powered computers integrated software, hardware, devices, and cloud services to fundamentally reshape the PC experience.

HarmonyOS, or Hongmeng in Chinese, is an open-source operating system designed for various devices and scenarios. Originally launched in 2019, it has since been applied across smartphones, tablets, wearables, smart home appliances, and new energy vehicles.