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Whoa. First of all, I didn't know you could just build an operating system startup (edit - in 2013). Second of all, they seem to offer some pretty compelling f

Whoa. First of all, I didn't know you could just build an operating system startup (edit - in 2013). Second of all, they seem to offer some pretty compelling features, but more importantly, solve the pain point of supporting older phones that don't get the new Android OSs. Question - they alluded to revenue generation in the article, stating that "If you’re the default OS on a device and you have 50 million users, there are a lot of ways to make money,". What are some of these ways?

dotBen 13y ago
The current friction point is loading the CM-OS onto your existing device (rooting, boot loaders, ./adb push, etc). Offering a self-service tool that does it - either on the phone or via USB is something many will pay $20-$50 for I would guess. Once you've got the OS on the phone, you can offer your own App Store (potentially along side the Google Play store), auto-install apps and perhaps set defaults like search engine to be google-competitors in return for revenue. They might also sell direct to OEMS, especially smaller handset OEMS, so the OEM doesn't have to worry about participating in the Android ecosystem directly.