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If we won't see Microsoft apps and services start popping up in Cyanogen 6 months from now, then I'd agree with you, but I think that's exactly what's going to

If we won't see Microsoft apps and services start popping up in Cyanogen 6 months from now, then I'd agree with you, but I think that's exactly what's going to happen. Microsoft may not get a "controlling stake", but it will probably have a huge influence in the development of Cyanogen from now on.

emodendroket 12y ago
Why would they?
grrowl 12y ago
Microsoft already publishes heaps of android apps[1], but there's no way Cyanogen would drop Google apps (leaving ASOP) to pre-install a suite of unrelated, relatively useless apps (drop Maps, gain Office Suite?) [1] :https://play.google.com/store/apps/developer?id=Microsoft+Corporation&hl=en https://play.google.com/store/apps/developer?id=Microsoft+Co...
- tmzt 12y ago
  And Nokia Here, presumably.
- lmm 12y ago
  Bing Maps was very good the last time I used it.
sirkneeland 12y ago
I think the whole Cyanogen thing is that they make these services optional. If this means Cortana can be an optional service in CM (and not to the exclusion of others), I see zero downside.