Cyanogen is uncertain about the company's future as it considers shutting down its Seattle headquarters. The tech company that started CyanogenMod is rumored to prepare for the second round of layoffs soon.
Cyanogen is a tech company which originally started as a team who are Android enthusiasts with its leader Steve Kondik. The team, later called CyanogenMod, modified Android operating system which provides OS alternative to almost known smartphone brands. It has become popular since the CyanogenMod provides bloatware free OS and added features that are lacking from its original Android OS.
Soon after, Cyanogen did not anticipate the release of the other modified Android OS, especially with the other mobile tech giant that started creating its own modified Android. Since then, creators of CyanogenMod have been facing a lot of turmoil that resulted in 20 percent lay off on its workforce back in July.
According to Android Police, a source claimed that Cyanogen internally announced that its Seattle headquarters will close by the end of this year. Also, the company's cofounder Steve Kondik is no longer the COO and was moved to a position called, Chief Science Officer. A reshuffle also happened internally with the executives leaving CyanogenMod OS development into uncertainty.
At this point, there is no information as to how many employees will be out of CyanogenMod OS development job. However, Gadgets360 reported that some selected employees were asked to consider moving Cyanogen Palo Alto office. The office in Palo Alto is reportedly smaller than the Seattle's headquarters.
Meanwhile, former Cyanogen COO Steve Kondik has released his statement on the official CyanogenMod developer Google+ community about the news of Cyanogen issues. Kondik clearly pointed the blame to his cofounder Kirt Mcmaster about the troubles on Cyanogen Inc.
CyanogenMod starter Steve Kondik said that the trouble started when Mcmaster became unhappy with running the business and was blinded by forgetting the Cyanogen's vision. "This is when the "bullet to the head" and other misguided media nonsense started, and the bad business deals were signed," Kondik wrote. He added that all he could do is to "try and stop it, [and] do damage control," as he was only a second in command.
As of the moment, it is not clear whether Cyanogen will continue its CyanogenMod OS or if Steve Kondik is still willing to work with the company. However, Steve Kondik addressed the Google+ community of any good suggestion of what could be the best next move for him and for the company.
