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Microsoft Just Took Android’s Future Out Of Google’s Hands by hidee20(m): 8:05pm On May 20, 2015 |
WITH THE ANNOUNCEMENT that Microsoftwould partner with the truly open-source,Android-based Cyanogen OS to provide a bundled suite of apps, both companies made one thing very clear: Android’s not just for Google anymore. The partnership, as detailed by Cyanogen yesterday, will allow the budding mobile OS to integrate Microsoft apps like Outlook, Office, Skype, Bing, OneDrive,and OneNote. The subtext here is that these apps can act as a replacement for the ones that Google appends to its Android releases, such as Gmail, Maps,Hangouts, and more. Google’s obviously not the only company to preload phones on its platform with home-grown software; every iPhone comes with dozens of apps installed long before you ever power it on, and Windows Phone devices ship with plenty of Microsoft-made live tiles in place. But the increasing creep of apps you can’t uninstall, regardless of whether you want or need them—or if there are better alternatives out there—is one of the motivating forces behind the all-open-everything Cyanogen business model. Opening Up Dissociating Android from Google sounds great in theory but leaves several gaping holes in the user experience—holes that Cyanogen will now attempt to fill with bizarro-world Microsoft counterparts.Importantly, though, Cyanogen OS won’t shove Microsoft-owned Skype down your throat; according to spokesperson Vivian Lee, the apps will be “surfaced contextually,” meaning they’ll be presented as an option when it seems like they might be helpful, but you’ll also be welcome to use whatever else instead.You can also uninstall them at will, unlike the unkillable apps tethered to Apple andGoogle devices. Lee also confirmed to WIRED that thepartnership won’t affect existing devices,meaning a future update won’t mess up your OnePlus One workflow by swapping your Google apps for a Redmond imposter. For Cyanogen, the benefit is clear: Choice is its best point of differentiation. But it also doesn’t mean much without a wide variety of options from which to choose. The Microsoft deal is just one (albeit large) step towards having as many partners on board as there are mobile developers. “Cyanogen is committed to opening up Android.” said Lee, “[It’s] predicated on user choice as an operating system.” The defining ethos here isn’t that Microsoft alone will act as an anti-Google;it’s that Microsoft will help populate the broadest mobile ecosystem available, an expansive nature reserve next to everyone else’s walled gardens. What’s In It for Microsoft The more interesting question might be what Microsoft gets out of the arrangement. After all, it has its own mobile platform to worry about in Windows Phone, which nearly five years after first launching still hasn’t made an appreciable dent; according to the most recent Comscore numbers, it ended January with a US market share of just 3.6 percent. That failure to gain traction may be why Microsoft has recently embraced a push to put its software on its more popular rivals. Outlook launched earlier this year on both iPhone and Android, while its Office suite went free on iOS and Android last November. What’s even better than trying to establish an app beachhead in highly contested territory, though, is becoming the default app on a relatively new platform with lots of potential for growth. By working closely with Cyanogen,Microsoft now essentially has its own Android OS, which gives it a potential reach far greater than its own homegrown platform has found so far. No Hardware, No Cry The best part is that Microsoft won’t have to rely on its own devices to succeed. Lee says there are “no plans” for Microsoft Cyanogen hardware at present. Even so, any OEM that wants to hedge against Google’s increasing dominance without sacrificing the Android experience will have to at least consider Cyanogen OS, especially after the breakout success of the OnePlus One. Even if that only meansa handful of low-cost devices for the time being, those are potential Bing and Skype and Outlook users that Microsoft would have otherwise been unlikely to reach. One last wrinkle worth mentioning? Thanks to a trove of patents, Microsoft has Android licensing agreements that amount to billions of dollars of revenue every year, including a billion from Samsung in 2013 alone. Presumably as Android proliferates in whatever form, so too will Microsoft’s potential patent profits. That’s a lot of upside with not much to lose, especially given the recent cross-platform push. And an arrangement like this makes more sense than the $70 million investment Microsoft was rumored to make back in January. Cyanogen doesn’t have to feel beholden to one software suite, and Microsoft limits its financial exposure and Windows Phone conflicts. It’s going to be a while before we see products that realize the vision Cyanogen and Microsoft have laid out, and even longer before Cyanogen OS becomes more than a product that floats on the margins. But the news gives legitimacy to the idea that iOS might not be Google’s only serious competition for long. A more open Android is on the rise, and Microsoft just provided a powerful updraft. www.wired.com/2015/04/microsoft-google-cyanogen/ With the much anticipated windows 10 that is expected to unify both systems and phones(run on both gadget),is Microsoft not displaying a kind of no confidence in this OS especially on phones or is it the monopoly mentality of Bill Gates at work? |
Re: Microsoft Just Took Android’s Future Out Of Google’s Hands by mrdrizzy(m): 8:59pm On May 20, 2015 |
Cynogen and microsoft partnering?? Well its quite a great improvement But if u ask me the android killer has to be the ubuntu os on mobile It is just amazing I wonder why big giants aren't scooping into this is ,becos d ish got lots of potentials mehn |
Re: Microsoft Just Took Android’s Future Out Of Google’s Hands by MrDoGood(m): 9:08pm On May 20, 2015 |
Good for them. All we want is a good phone 1 Like |
Re: Microsoft Just Took Android’s Future Out Of Google’s Hands by GogetterMD(m): 10:20pm On May 20, 2015 |
mrdrizzy:There was this Nokia smartphone series that came Pre-installed with Ubuntu mobile series then, before they stopped making it. I can't remember the name now However, people have been installing custom Ubuntu ROMS on Android chips with great performances |
Re: Microsoft Just Took Android’s Future Out Of Google’s Hands by maxjax(m): 10:44pm On May 20, 2015 |
GogetterMD: Fink it's N9 |
Re: Microsoft Just Took Android’s Future Out Of Google’s Hands by valmunich(m): 10:48pm On May 20, 2015 |
is someone really talking about ubuntu |
Re: Microsoft Just Took Android’s Future Out Of Google’s Hands by slinkman(m): 11:04pm On May 20, 2015 |
this is old _fucking news. |
Re: Microsoft Just Took Android’s Future Out Of Google’s Hands by laykhorn(m): 12:24am On May 21, 2015 |
God knows Ubuntu and Fedora needs to be improved on moblie platforms. I dont know why they arent seeing to it |
Re: Microsoft Just Took Android’s Future Out Of Google’s Hands by mrdrizzy(m): 5:16am On May 21, 2015 |
@maxjax nah N9 was on meego os owned by nokia group |
Re: Microsoft Just Took Android’s Future Out Of Google’s Hands by StealthyMe(m): 7:03am On May 21, 2015 |
Wonderful development! Just that Cyanogen is an awesome battery drainer! |
Re: Microsoft Just Took Android’s Future Out Of Google’s Hands by GogetterMD(m): 7:34am On May 21, 2015 |
maxjax:Yeah, you are right |
Re: Microsoft Just Took Android’s Future Out Of Google’s Hands by GogetterMD(m): 7:37am On May 21, 2015 |
StealthyMe:No, I disagree with that. I have used CM as custom ROM on my devices, and drains ba3 juice lesser than stock ROM. 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Microsoft Just Took Android’s Future Out Of Google’s Hands by Nobody: 8:50am On May 21, 2015 |
[quote author=hidee20 post=33936418]WITH THE ANNOUNCEMENT that Microsoft would partner with the truly open-source, Android-based Cyanogen OS to provide a bundled suite of apps, both companies made one thing very clear: Android’s not just for Google anymore. The partnership, as detailed by Cyanogen yesterday, will allow the budding mobile OS to integrate Microsoft apps like Outlook, Office, Skype, Bing, OneDrive, and OneNote. The subtext here is that these apps can act as a replacement for the ones that Google appends to its Android releases, such as Gmail, Maps, Hangouts, and more. Google’s obviously not the only company to preload phones on its platform with home-grown software; every iPhone comes with dozens of apps installed long before you ever power it on, and Windows Phone devices ship with plenty of Microsoft-made live tiles in place. But the increasing creep of apps you can’t uninstall, regardless of whether you want or need them—or if there are better alternatives out there—is one of the motivating forces behind the all-open- everything Cyanogen business model. Opening Up Dissociating Android from Google sounds great in theory but leaves several gaping holes in the user experience—holes that Cyanogen will now attempt to fill with bizarro-world Microsoft counterparts. Importantly, though, Cyanogen OS won’t shove Microsoft-owned Skype down your throat; according to spokesperson Vivian Lee, the apps will be “surfaced contextually,” meaning they’ll be presented as an option when it seems like they might be helpful, but you’ll also be welcome to use whatever else instead. You can also uninstall them at will, unlike the unkillable apps tethered to Apple and Google devices. Lee also confirmed to WIRED that the partnership won’t affect existing devices, meaning a future update won’t mess up your OnePlus One workflow by swapping your Google apps for a Redmond imposter. For Cyanogen, the benefit is clear: Choice is its best point of differentiation. But it also doesn’t mean much without a wide variety of options from which to choose. The Microsoft deal is just one (albeit large) step towards having as many partners on board as there are mobile developers. “Cyanogen is committed to opening up Android.” said Lee, “[It’s] predicated on user choice as an operating system.” The defining ethos here isn’t that Microsoft alone will act as an anti-Google; it’s that Microsoft will help populate the broadest mobile ecosystem available, an expansive nature reserve next to everyone else’s walled gardens. What’s In It for Microsoft The more interesting question might be what Microsoft gets out of the arrangement. After all, it has its own mobile platform to worry about in Windows Phone, which nearly five years after first launching still hasn’t made an appreciable dent; according to the most recent Comscore numbers, it ended January with a US market share of just 3.6 percent. That failure to gain traction may be why Microsoft has recently embraced a push to put its software on its more popular rivals. Outlook launched earlier this year on both iPhone and Android, while its Office suite went free on iOS and Android last November. What’s even better than trying to establish an app beachhead in highly contested territory, though, is becoming the default app on a relatively new platform with lots of potential for growth. By working closely with Cyanogen, Microsoft now essentially has its own Android OS, which gives it a potential reach far greater than its own homegrown platform has found so far. No Hardware, No Cry The best part is that Microsoft won’t have to rely on its own devices to succeed. Lee says there are “no plans” for Microsoft Cyanogen hardware at present. Even so, any OEM that wants to hedge against Google’s increasing dominance without sacrificing the Android experience will have to at least consider Cyanogen OS, especially after the breakout success of the OnePlus One. Even if that only means a handful of low-cost devices for the time being, those are potential Bing and Skype and Outlook users that Microsoft would have otherwise been unlikely to reach. One last wrinkle worth mentioning? Thanks to a trove of patents, Microsoft has Android licensing agreements that amount to billions of dollars of revenue every year, including a billion from Samsung in 2013 alone. Presumably as Android proliferates in whatever form, so too will Microsoft’s potential patent profits. That’s a lot of upside with not much to lose, especially given the recent cross- platform push. And an arrangement like this makes more sense than the $70 million investment Microsoft was rumored to make back in January. Cyanogen doesn’t have to feel beholden to one software suite, and Microsoft limits its financial exposure and Windows Phone conflicts. It’s going to be a while before we see products that realize the vision Cyanogen and Microsoft have laid out, and even longer before Cyanogen OS becomes more than a product that floats on the margins. But the news gives legitimacy to the idea that iOS might not be Google’s only serious competition for long. A more open Android is on the rise, and Microsoft just provided a powerful updraft. www.wired.com/2015/04/microsoft-google-cyanogen/ Did u even read what u copied and pasted? It is developed as free and open source software based on the official releases of Android by Google , with added original and third-party code. It is based on a rolling release development model. What this means incase you too dumb to understand basic english sentence is that, CyanogenMod 7 firmware is based on Android 2.3 Gingerbread with additional custom code contributed by the CyanogenMod Team. The custom portions of CyanogenMod are primarily written by Cyanogen (Steve Kondik) but include contributions from the xda-developers community (such as an improved launcher tray, dialer, and browser) and code from established open source projects (such as BusyBox in the shell) Simply put, just so you understand what u copied and pasted is that , Cyanogen is different from Android. they offer an alternative os, so for you to say they taking it off Google’s hand is just ignorant. Jeez, u guys so dumb. 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Microsoft Just Took Android’s Future Out Of Google’s Hands by mikkyphp(m): 9:30am On May 21, 2015 |
^^^Shoroniyen? 1 Like |
Re: Microsoft Just Took Android’s Future Out Of Google’s Hands by hidee20(m): 10:39am On May 21, 2015 |
ibotjaycob: helloooo,na fight?....In as much as I feel the urge to reply you in your tone,I wouldn't cos I wasn't brought up like that(maybe you just want to be notice ). To your rant,Cyanogen OS is developed from Android open source project run by Google so its basically a modified Android OS so what it means by taking it off Googles hand is; i)Cyanogen OS is increasingly becoming popular and attracting phone manufacturers partnership(more Cyanogen OS phones in market) ii) unlike Google Andriod OS which are preloaded with Google apps(sources of income for Google) with no alternatives,Cyanogen has made it clear that all apps on its platform will be optional(which Microsoft is taking advantage of now) As market dominance is all about consumers,what do you think will happen to Google Android with the increasing popularity of Cyanogen OS Android?. I will implore you to read the first two paragraphs(cos am sure you didn't read the write-up) and do more research. |
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Re: Microsoft Just Took Android’s Future Out Of Google’s Hands by Collinz2(m): 1:02pm On May 21, 2015 |
do u think google iz sleeping? 2 Likes |
Re: Microsoft Just Took Android’s Future Out Of Google’s Hands by Nobody: 1:30pm On May 21, 2015 |
Collinz2: Sound it man let them hear! But still its a welcome idea. 2 Likes 1 Share |
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Re: Microsoft Just Took Android’s Future Out Of Google’s Hands by maxjax(m): 6:59pm On May 21, 2015 |
mrdrizzy: MeeGo was a Linux distribution developed by volunteers from the Linux Foundation, using source code from the operating systems Moblin (produced by Intel ) and Maemo (produced by Nokia).[1] Primarily targeted at mobile devices and information appliances in the consumer electronics market, MeeGo was designed to act as an operating system for hardware platforms such as netbooks , entry-level desktops, nettops , tablet computers , mobile computing and communications devices, in-vehicle infotainment devices, SmartTV / ConnectedTV , IPTV-boxes, smart phones , and other embedded systems .[2] |
Re: Microsoft Just Took Android’s Future Out Of Google’s Hands by HOMOTOYOSI10: 8:16pm On May 21, 2015 |
Re: Microsoft Just Took Android’s Future Out Of Google’s Hands by HOMOTOYOSI10: 8:18pm On May 21, 2015 |
ahhn ahhh |
Re: Microsoft Just Took Android’s Future Out Of Google’s Hands by feldido(m): 8:32pm On May 21, 2015 |
Forget iOS, forget android, forget Windows 10... Ubuntu all the way... Cant wait to feel ubuntu |
Re: Microsoft Just Took Android’s Future Out Of Google’s Hands by hidee20(m): 9:42pm On May 21, 2015 |
Collinz2: yeah,Google is not sleeping as Apple and Nokia were not sleeping when they emerged.we aren't even taking about about another OS but a modified Andriod that allows you have that your favourite Microsoft app. to replace Google own on your phone. In this world the only constant thing is CHANGE. |
Re: Microsoft Just Took Android’s Future Out Of Google’s Hands by Collinz2(m): 10:45pm On May 21, 2015 |
hidee20:u cant compare google to apple and nokia. and whats wrong with google services (apps) 1 Like |
Re: Microsoft Just Took Android’s Future Out Of Google’s Hands by hidee20(m): 12:26am On May 22, 2015 |
Collinz2: As u cant compare them,if and when Cyanogen OS takes over you wont be able to compare.you might love Google services that does not rule out the fact that if you are given an option to try out other apps you cant be tempted to do so. This is a market struggle bro,you just might not know the number of customers out there that are not well pleased with the Google services(if to say d tin no compulsory o ).I was on a US based tech. website,if you see the level of eagerness this people in support showed you will know that even if it does not send google android from the market it will take a meaningful share of their market share. |
Re: Microsoft Just Took Android’s Future Out Of Google’s Hands by Collinz2(m): 12:57am On May 22, 2015 |
hidee20:cyanogen! never 1 Like |
Re: Microsoft Just Took Android’s Future Out Of Google’s Hands by hidee20(m): 1:02am On May 22, 2015 |
Collinz2: ok o,thatz your own decision |
Re: Microsoft Just Took Android’s Future Out Of Google’s Hands by flawless911(m): 7:10am On May 22, 2015 |
hidee20:Abeg I no wan use English Wich increasingly popular ni? Abeg list how many popular Cyanogen OS based fones in d market ryt now, selling well.. The only popular fone dey had last year was One Plus One, nd still, OPO abandoned CyanogenOS and made their own called Oxygen OS (U can research on it) Abegi leave matter for Matthias 1) CyanogenOS is Dead on Arrival bcus dey still dey depend on Updates from GOOGLE.. How? In lay man's term, CyanogenOS wont get Android M (potentially 6.0) until GOOGLE releases it 2) Aint nobody gv two f*cks abt Microsoft Apps, we already hv dat Junk on Our PCs.. Ohh, nd Microsoft services cnt be compared to d High Quality of Google Services.. Is it Maps, Google pass am, is it Email Google pass, and d list goes on Ask yrsef, where is Bing, Microsoft's alternative to Google search, today? CyanogenOS is dead on arrival 3 Likes |
Re: Microsoft Just Took Android’s Future Out Of Google’s Hands by flawless911(m): 7:10am On May 22, 2015 |
And to those shouting Ubuntu Ubuntu Yeah Goodluck with that 1 Like |
Re: Microsoft Just Took Android’s Future Out Of Google’s Hands by slinkman(m): 7:33am On May 22, 2015 |
flawless911:FACT |
Re: Microsoft Just Took Android’s Future Out Of Google’s Hands by Collinz2(m): 8:11am On May 22, 2015 |
flawless911:well said. |
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