According to information relayed by The Information, Google tried to acquire Cyanogen, Inc., the company that markets famous for custom known as CyanogenMod Android ROM .
According to the article, unfortunately visible only on subscription, but relayed by Engadget The CEO told shareholders Cyanogen Sundar Pichai that, the head of Google's Chrome and Android, the company met and expressed interest in acquiring the company. The report states that Cyanogen Inc. declined the offer, saying that it was still growing.
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We do not know what Google would do with Cyanogen. The company is essentially the same software as the Mountain View company and any nameplate done. It publishes its sources AOSP (Android Open Source Project), personalized interfaces, and performs a port on the terminal market.
There are not a ton of features that mimic Google's services without a license Google Play, which explains sometimes the ROM are "empty". Acquire Cyanogen allow Google to expand its team of engineers Android, even if that side Google has in abundance. We can assume that the acquisition would follow the following pattern:. Then stop buying
The main feature of CyanogenMod is that it is close to the stock Android (no software or other embellishments overlay), and is brought to tons devices. There is no reason why Google would need, and CyanogenMod "practically generates no income" , according to the news. Despite the fact that it struggles to generate revenue, the company would be valued at a figure close to a billion dollars. Besides, the company has even signed an agreement with Indian manufacturer Micromax . Smartphones it would be equipped with custom Android ROM, similar to the agreement with OnePlus for his One.
Although CyanogenMod was seen as a way out of the Google ecosystem (although again there is no app store or other that replace Google Play), the problem for any large manufacturer is not the existence of an alternative, but to use it. Agreements that license Google Play sign manufacturers prohibit them from using any version that does not have a "native" version of Android. So if a company wants to start using a fork of Android, it must immediately stop putting Google Play on all its products. Such a bet is very risky, and it is much easier for a large company like Samsung to play it safe, to come into conflict with Google.
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We do not know what Google would do with Cyanogen. The company is essentially the same software as the Mountain View company and any nameplate done. It publishes its sources AOSP (Android Open Source Project), personalized interfaces, and performs a port on the terminal market.
There are not a ton of features that mimic Google's services without a license Google Play, which explains sometimes the ROM are "empty". Acquire Cyanogen allow Google to expand its team of engineers Android, even if that side Google has in abundance. We can assume that the acquisition would follow the following pattern:. Then stop buying
The main feature of CyanogenMod is that it is close to the stock Android (no software or other embellishments overlay), and is brought to tons devices. There is no reason why Google would need, and CyanogenMod "practically generates no income" , according to the news. Despite the fact that it struggles to generate revenue, the company would be valued at a figure close to a billion dollars. Besides, the company has even signed an agreement with Indian manufacturer Micromax . Smartphones it would be equipped with custom Android ROM, similar to the agreement with OnePlus for his One.
Although CyanogenMod was seen as a way out of the Google ecosystem (although again there is no app store or other that replace Google Play), the problem for any large manufacturer is not the existence of an alternative, but to use it. Agreements that license Google Play sign manufacturers prohibit them from using any version that does not have a "native" version of Android. So if a company wants to start using a fork of Android, it must immediately stop putting Google Play on all its products. Such a bet is very risky, and it is much easier for a large company like Samsung to play it safe, to come into conflict with Google.