Google talks with CyanogenMod....

Just a quick news flash... Recently heard that Google had been talking to Cyanogenmod with the rumor that discussions were put forward to buy out the most popular Android ROM maker. Now the  only reason we can tell they would buy it is solely for the purpose of closing down and locking the doors of one of the greatest branches of Android's open source.

It is obviously not that straight forward... I'm sure the Cyangenmod team would have been incorporated into the Google team as their is no denying just how brilliant the developers at Cyanogenmod are.  Google would only benefit from their coding practice and ideas.

Although these talks have taken place what we understand is the fact that Cyanogenmod have turned down Google for the buyout. Say What? Yep, they have turned down Google's offer. No  money figure has been released and talks have been rapidly brushed away by the Cyanogenmod team but we all know that Google do not give up so easily and I am sure will counter offer in the near future.

My thoughts are the Cyanogenmod team have stood strong in the face of corporate domination and have not sold out as they knew it would mean closing the doors of that wonderfully successful team as we all know it.

We know Google are just about to launch a new version of their Android system which does not include Dalvik runtime but a new ART runtime environment which is far more energy efficient and process and RAM friendly.  With this new system Google are trying to lock down the current fragmentation of the award winning and popular OS.  They feel they need more control of their system. Even although Android is based on Linux and the very idea of Linux is many hands make light work and further improvements are executed by the users.... this may not be so beneficial to the Android OS.
We shall have to wait and see if the Cyanogenmod team can hold out or if Google's strong buying power will see that our favourite open source ROM will come to an end.  Either way...Android will improve and the Cyangoenmod team can only be proud of everything they have done.