Cyanogen wants to be third cellular system

SAO PAULO-The research on the market for operating systems for mobile phones for a long time they bring Android and iOS in the first two places, with Windows Phone and BlackBerry fighting for third place on the podium, occupied today by Microsoft's system.
However, Cyanogen, platform created from modifications made on Android, wants to take the post.
According to the company, its user base reaches 8 million phones. The die, however, refers only to individuals who have chosen to share your data with the Cyanogen – it is estimated that the actual number is two or three times higher.
Attractive to owners of smartphones with operating systems lagged, the Cyanogen was created in 2009, by Kirk McMaster, and recently disclosed that picked up $ 7 million in the market to improve his team.
Soon, the goal of Cyanogen is to have an easier installation-today 23 are required steps to have the system. Partnerships with handset makers are being targeted by the company, and a name change is not discarded.