The partnership between custom Android OS producer
Cyanogen and phone manufacturer OnePlus has come to an
end. The decision to end the partnership means that
Cyanogen will look for new Android phone producers to
employ its custom OS. Just a bit more than two weeks ago,
the Android 5.0 themed Cyanogen 12 was distributed to
owners of the OnePlus One handset.
OnePlus brass was more than just a little miffed last year
when shortly after the OnePlus One was launched in India,
Cyanogen signed an exclusive deal with Indian phone
manufacturer Micromax. This led a court in New Delhi to
place a temporary ban on selling the OnePlus One in the
country . It also led OnePlus to develop an OS of its own,
OxygenOS.
Cyanogen's CEO Kirk McMaster strongly believes that if it
weren't for the Cyanogen name, OnePlus would not have
enjoyed a successful first year of operations. " Without
Cyanogen, OnePlus would have sold like one device in
international markets ," said the executive. "Essentially they
built their brand on the back of Cyanogen ."
Both Cyanogen and OnePlus aren't wasting anytime
mourning the breakup. Cyanogen is said to be working with
new partners and is looking for phone manufacturers
looking to become a strong global brand. In a statement,
Cyanogen says that while OnePlus shipped " reasonable
volume ," it is nothing compared to the shipping numbers that
these new partners can produce.
As for OnePlus, the focus is now on producing updates for
its OxygenOS. Cyanogen did say that that will continue to
support devices that run its operating system. Steve Kondik,
Cyanogen's chief technology officer, wrapped things up with
a quick statement. " That’s probably the last you will see from
that partnership unfortunately. Two new companies are trying to
do crazy stuff, a lot of people collide ."
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