Just last week we had heard the rumors that the folks behind the CyanogenMod custom ROM for Android phone, now known as Cyanogen Inc., were planning to launch a phone of their own. This would be different from the Oppo N1 which would come with the ROM preinstalled. Well now it looks like things are definitely starting to heat up because Oppo’s VP, Pete Lau, has recently announced that he will be resigning from Oppo and that today would be his last day at the company. His future plans include developing an online brand from scratch and his company’s first product will feature top hardware specs and will run the CyanogenMod ROM.
According to Lau’s Sina Weibo post (China’s equivalent of Twitter), they are “plotting on something that may change the world of Android,” and that they are working on creating the “perfect” Android flagship device. In any case while Oppo might be a brand known mostly in the Chinese market, CyanogenMod is a ROM used by countless Android users all over the world. Together with Lau’s knowledge and experience building smartphones, and with CyanogenMod’s massive following, it is possible that this “perfect” Android device could appeal to users all around the world. What do you guys think?