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Microsoft is known for a lot of things, and a company that has a lot of money, and several different aspirations are just a couple of them.
The company that built Windows is also known for its own mobile operating system, currently known as Windows Phone, but it looks like the lack of sustained growth by the OS could be prompting the big house to start looking at other mobile options that could net them some money. That’s where a new report from The Wall Street Journal comes in.
Citing an individual familiar with the matter, the report indicates that Microsoft is gearing up to invest quite a bit of money into Cyanogen, a company that has netted itself (upwards of $100 million) in investments prior to this, and that is essentially looking to “take Android away from Google.” Many believe that, with enough money and support (of which Cyanogen apparently has loads of both), it could be the company to legitimately launch a third player into the mobile operating system market, where both Microsoft and BlackBerry have been unable to significantly capture at this point.
The report indicates that Microsoft would be a minority investor if the move does come to fruition, but it is indeed an interesting move if true.
[via The Wall Street Journal]
