OnePlus on Friday announced that all
legal proceedings with Micromax in Indi
have been resolved and the cases were
withdrawn through mutual consent. This
will mean that all OnePlus One
smartphone users will be receiving
Cyanogen OS OTA (over-the-air) updates
the same as other markets.
The Chinese smartphone manufacturer
marked its entry into the Indian market
late last year and was soon hit by a lega
snag based on Micromax's plea that its
exclusive rights to Cyanogen OS in India
were being infringed by the Chinese
company. The plea further led Cyanogen
to clarify that it will not offer OTA update
to OnePlus One smartphones sold in
India, and Micromax being awarded wit
a temporary ban on the sale of OnePlus
One handsets in the country. However,
the court later lifted the ban on sale of
OnePlus One smartphones.
Announcing the news via a press
statement, Vikas Agarwal, General
Manager - India, OnePlus said, "OnePlus
remains vindicated of the recent trials
and tribulations that have surrounded
the company due to legal tussle with
Micromax over exclusivity on
CyanogenOS. We are happy to confirm
that all 'OnePlus One' users in India will
continue to receive OTA updates from
Cyanogen in-line with our users in
markets around of the world."
OnePlus within six months of its entry
into the Indian market created some in-
roads and the Chinese company even
claimed that India accounted for 7
percent of OnePlus One shipments last
year.
The Chinese company last month
announced that the '2014 flagship killer'
smartphone would be available without
invites 'forever' . The announcement also
applied to India. The company stressed
that 'open sales' were being announced
to celebrate the one-year anniversary of
the OnePlus One's global launch.
OnePlus, Micromax End Battle; Cyanogen to Continue Support for OnePlus One in India | NDTV Gadgets
