The reaction from many CyanogenMod users towards Google was hostile, with some claiming that Google's legal threats hurt their own interests, violated their informal corporate motto "Don't be evil" and was a challenge to the open-source community Google claimed to embrace.
Reaksi dari banyak pengguna CyanogenMod terhadap Google bermusuhan, dengan beberapa mengklaim bahwa ancaman hukum Google melukai kepentingan mereka sendiri, melanggar moto perusahaan informal mereka "Don't be evil" dan merupakan tantangan untuk komunitas sumber terbuka Google diklaim mampu merangkul.