Huawei has had a tough year.

In this story, were going to look at Huaweis tumultuous recent history.

She was later released on bail, but put under a curfew with GPS-enabled bracelet in Vancouver.

How Huawei powered through a tough 2019 and came out on top

Zhengfei said the arrest was politically motivated and all accusations of the companys spying activities are false.

Lawsuits

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Later the authorities charged the Chinese tech giant with23 indictments, including wire fraud and obstruction of justice.

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In March, Huawei sued the US government tochallenge its restrictionson federal agencies using the companys equipment.

However, it can still use an open-source version of it.

Development of Huaweis HarmonyOS

In May, rumors ofHuawei launching its own OScirculated.

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The next day, It also announcedthe Honor Vision Pro a smart TV running that software.

The OS has its own app store to fill the Play Store-sized hole.

In October, it launched its flagshipMate 30 Pro phonewith a waterfall display and a quad-camera system.

A blow-out of the Mate30 Pro camera constellation

The rig had a lot going for it, but, Googles Play Store was missing.

In fact, it achieved an 18-percent market share in Q3, as pera reportfrom analytics firm Counterpoint.

So, theres no reason Huawei cant sell a shed ton of smartphones.

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However, without Play Store and Google, it might face some challenges in flogging devices in non-China markets.

Plus, its own OS is not proven, and they cant bank on it to be reliable.

In June, Trump said hell allow US companies to resume business as usual with the Chinese giant.

However, theres no final nod from the government yet.

On the internet equipment end, FCCs aforementioned order can be a huge setback for the company.

That’s one heck of a mixed bag.

He likes to say “Bleh.

That’s one heck of a mixed bag.

He likes to say “Bleh.”

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