Microsoft rumored to be investing in Google Android rival Cyanogen

[Windows Central]

According to the WSJ, Microsoft may be one of a handful of companies investing in Cyanogen. Cyanogen started off as a customized version of the Android operating system named CyanogenMod back in 2009 but has grown to a business of 80 people named Cyanogen, Inc. starting in 2013. The company co-launched their version of the Android OS on the OnePlus One smartphone in 2014.

Now, Cyanogen is looking for investors, and Microsoft is reportedly putting money into the company as a minority investor.

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