Cyanogen once claimed that it's been "putting a bullet through Google's head" and highly competed with Google in the Android environment. Sadly, its mission to beat or even kill Google is now a dot that has its end. The company has announced to shut down its services by December 31, 2016.

According to CNET, this shutting down of all nightly builds and services is "part of the ongoing consolidation of Cyanogen." It even announced further that an open source project with its source code is available to anyone desiring to build CynagenMod for personal use.

The announcement implies that owners of such Cyanogen OS-powered devices as the Lenovo ZUK Z1 and the OnePlus One will be moving to the non-commercial open-source OS that is being run by a group of developers - the CyanogenMod ROM. However, these developers responded on Saturday that Cyanogen Inc.'s loss means a "death blow" and even bids Cyanogen Mod farewell. Lineage is the next open-source Android project.

Looking back on how Cyanogen started and its past years of service, it can be recalled that the company is said to be well-funded and will even kill Google in providing a better Android version. However, this quiet ambitious startup eventually began laying staff off, lets it CEO and another co-founder go and  is now said to be adapting to live in the world of Google instead.

As  Digital Review reported, this Cyanogen's shutdown aspect  is  one cost-saving move, making it more accessible for prospective partners with its aim to lessen commitments. Its project of unbundling everything that the Cyanogen OS offer to work with regular Android builds and Google's stock services is a more intelligent idea to deal with.

The big part of the business here is how much it could offer to what prospective partners will actually desire and pay for.