[wplug] Cyanogen partners with Microsoft

John Lewis oflameo2 at gmail.com
Sun Apr 19 13:34:09 EDT 2015


I heard about this on the Tek Syndicate
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljzMwzi6C3k>. This is a boring SCO
Linux rehash.

Time to get some new tactics Microsoft.

On 04/19/2015 12:38 PM, Justin Smith wrote:
> Cyanogen, the company that develops the popular Android derivative 
> CyanogenMOD, has signed an agreement to distribute Microsoft software in its 
> operating system. Don't believe me? Read it yourself[1].
>
> So just to review, Cyanogen started releasing its own proprietary version of 
> CyanogenMOD and is now partnering with Microsoft to distribute Microsoft 
> proprietary software. 
>
> If you're still using CyanogenMOD on your Android device, I recommend investigating 
> alternatives that respect software freedom. If you're not sure where to begin, try 
> SlimROM[2]. That's what I use. It's a lean, mean, 100% open source version of 
> Android that has many of the sort of ease-of-use features that CyanogenMOD does.
>
>
> *Justin Smith*
> GNU/Linux System Administrator
>
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> [1] http://www.marketwired.com/press-release/-2010445.htm
> [2] http://slimroms.net/
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