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Microsoft gets okay to export 'mass-market' software to Huawei

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Licence would allow company's Windows operating system to be used with Chinese telecoms giant's phones. FMTNews Microsoft

SAN FRANCISCO: Microsoft Corp said on Thursday it had been granted a licence from the US government to export software to Huawei Technologies Co Ltd.

The Commerce Department confirmed it had begun issuing licences for some companies to sell goods to Huawei, expanding the company’s supplier base and providing long-awaited clarity to the industry that once sold it billions of dollars-worth of goods. A person familiar with the process said Wednesday that some licences for sales of cellphone components and non-electronic components were approved.

“This will be a major relief for Huawei after an arduous period with large technology players like Microsoft, Google and others restricted on the platform,” Ives said.

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