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Microsoft To Invest In Rogue Android Startup Cyanogen

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the have-a-pile-of-money dept.

An anonymous reader writes The Wall Street Journal reports that Microsoft plans to be a minority investor in a roughly $70 million round of equity financing for mobile startup Cyanogen Inc. Neither company is commenting on the plan but last week during a talk in San Francisco, Cyanogen's CEO said the company's goal was to "take Android away from Google." According to Bloomberg: "The talks illustrate how Microsoft is trying to get its applications and services on rival operating systems, which has been a tenet of Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella. Microsoft has in the past complained that Google Inc., which manages Android, has blocked its programs from the operating system."

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  1. Re:why google keeps microsoft away by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    Well you asked. It is because it is based on Linux.

  2. I thought new CEO was a force for positive change by Fly+Ricky+-+The+Wine · · Score: 1, Troll

    Guess we know that's not the case now, and all of their efforts at refreshing their corporate image should be seen in this light. Same old strategy of attacking others.