Does Microsoft invested in Cyanogen, the operating system based on … – unocero

Microsoft could invest in Cyanogen to become a minority shareholder in the company. The reasons are unclear, but it certainly is an interesting move that, if true, could lead to something bigger into the future.

Cyanogen is a company that operates independently from Google, however, uses the Android operating system as the basis to include amendments that allow users to install a different version of this platform, it has more “freedom” so that each person makes changes on your device.

According to The Wall Street Journal, “Microsoft will invest in a startup with great activity that is trying to weaken the property of Google on Android” and publishes a sentence issued Kirt McMaster, CEO of Cyanogen Inc. last week who said “Let’s take Android to Google”.

This outlines what might be the intention of Microsoft should invest in the company, as Like other companies, the mission seems that Android is no longer under the domination of Google to subtract market as well as prevent the company set its apps like Gmail, Maps, etc. as options “default” that people use on their devices.

The latter reduces to external developers to promote their applications and do they have any chance to succeed within the Android operating system, as most users know only the applications that are preinstalled on platform owned by Google.

Currently, Cyanogen works with different manufacturers in Asian markets primarily to these factory installed Cyanogen instead of Android, besides that, according McMaster, there are about 50 million people using this platform rather than providing Google.

Microsoft probably will not give a practical use Cyanogen products within their existing devices, but it could be a strategic move to compete with Google in the near future

Reference:. The Wall Street Journal