There was news that Microsoft was keen to invest in Cyanogen, the makers of alternate Android operating system or Mod to keep a check on Google’s growing aspirations in the smartphone and tablet operating system. The smartphone operating system market is dominated by Google’s open source Android OS while Apple’s closed operating system iOS takes the third place. Microsoft which has its own Windows Phone operating system is a distant third and Microsoft has been trying hard to make a dent in the smartphone OS market but has met with repeated failures. Its only chance of catching up with Android is its planned Windows 10 operating system which it says will be a cross platform single OS for all devices like PC’s, smartphones and tablet. Last month Bloomberg had reported that Microsoft would be investing in the highly popular alternate Android OS called CyanogenMod through its makers. Cyanogen develops an Android-based interface called Mods for smartphones and tablets that lets users customize their devices and content as per their personal choice. According to sources, Microsoft had held talks with the Palo Alto, California-based start-up with the ultimate goal of having Microsofts own Apps on the CyanogenMod but the people at Cyanogen seems to have refused to this Microsoft condition.
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