[h=1]Microsoft strikes deal with Cyanogenmod to integrate its services into the Android Fork[/h] April 16, 2015 Kishore Ganesh
You may not know it, but Android actually has two facets to it. One is the Android that most of you use, i.e heavily influenced by Google with lots of closed-source elements. There is also the open-source Android.
Open-Source was the ideal that the original Android followed, however, in recent years, Android has been integrating with Google Play Services and many features are available only on Play Services, which is closed-sourced.
Cyanogenmod is a customized Android ROM that is based on open-source Android and includes several additions that truly improve the user experience. Till now, Cyanogenmod didn’t come with Google services, though anyone could install them easily through an additional download.
The thing is, Google’s services aren’t part of the Cyanogenmod package, and users had to download Google’s apps separately. Now, Cyanogenmod has partnered with Microsoft to integrate Microsoft’s apps and services into Cyanogenmod.
The package includes Bing , Skype, OneDrive, OneNote, Outlook, and Microsoft Office and Microsoft is working hard to integrate then tightly with the OS. However, in order to not alienate its userbase, these apps are easily uninstallable, unlike much of the bloatware that comes loaded on today’s phones.
What do you think? Can Microsoft become the alternative for Google that Cyanogenmod clamors for?
Microsoft strikes deal with Cyanogenmod to integrate its services into the Android Fork | Tech Geek Forever
You may not know it, but Android actually has two facets to it. One is the Android that most of you use, i.e heavily influenced by Google with lots of closed-source elements. There is also the open-source Android.
Open-Source was the ideal that the original Android followed, however, in recent years, Android has been integrating with Google Play Services and many features are available only on Play Services, which is closed-sourced.
Cyanogenmod is a customized Android ROM that is based on open-source Android and includes several additions that truly improve the user experience. Till now, Cyanogenmod didn’t come with Google services, though anyone could install them easily through an additional download.
The thing is, Google’s services aren’t part of the Cyanogenmod package, and users had to download Google’s apps separately. Now, Cyanogenmod has partnered with Microsoft to integrate Microsoft’s apps and services into Cyanogenmod.
The package includes Bing , Skype, OneDrive, OneNote, Outlook, and Microsoft Office and Microsoft is working hard to integrate then tightly with the OS. However, in order to not alienate its userbase, these apps are easily uninstallable, unlike much of the bloatware that comes loaded on today’s phones.
What do you think? Can Microsoft become the alternative for Google that Cyanogenmod clamors for?
Microsoft strikes deal with Cyanogenmod to integrate its services into the Android Fork | Tech Geek Forever
