Cyanogen, the company behind the custom rom CyanogenMod, has rejected a possible acquisition by Google. The search giant showed interest. Cyanogen now has a deal with a third manufacturer to supply its custom rom with a device.
Google’s Android CEO Sundar Pichai is said to have spoken with the top of Cyanogen, the American company that develops the custom ROM, but the top people of Cyanogen have firmly rejected a takeover, says paid tech site The Information, which usually has correct information. information.
The search giant is not the first to show interest in an acquisition of the still young company, which was founded last year. Samsung, Amazon and Microsoft are also said to have expressed interest. Cyanogen is an attractive acquisition candidate, because its employees have the technical knowledge to quickly place new features in telephone software. Moreover, CyanogenMod is on track to become the most popular mobile platform after Android and iOS; for that it still has to pass Windows Phone, among others.
Cyanogen has signed a deal with a third manufacturer after Oppo and OnePlus to pre-install CyanogenMod on a device. It is the Indian Micromax, a manufacturer that recently collaborated with Google for one of the three first Android One devices.