wraggster
October 2nd, 2014, 23:39
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/09/cyanogenmod-installer.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/2014/10/02/cyanogen-refuses-google/)For a lot of start ups, winning Google's interest is the goal. Not Cyanogen. According toThe Information, the Cyanogen CEO Kirt McMaster told shareholders (https://www.theinformation.com/Cyanogen-Spurns-Google-Acquisition-Interest-Seeks-1-Billion-Valuation) that it recently shrugged off Google SVP of Android Sundar Pichai's (http://www.engadget.com/2014/03/09/android-wearables/) interest in purchasing the company -- choosing instead to focus on obtaining a $1 billion valuation to aid in its third round of funding. The company's grounds for that number, and perhaps Google's interest for the company, lie with its long-term goal: to become the third most popular (http://www.engadget.com/2013/09/18/cyanogen-is-now-a-company/) mobile ecosystem. Considering the fact that Cyanogen's third-tier mobile OS is essentially a more "open" version of Android, it's no surprise the company has Mountain View's attention.
http://www.engadget.com/2014/10/02/cyanogen-refuses-google/
http://www.engadget.com/2014/10/02/cyanogen-refuses-google/