Samsung interested in Meego, report says

Samsung Electronics may be considering a purchase of the increasingly defunct smartphone operating system Meego as its own proprietary platform.

That’s according to a report today from Mobiledia, which cites industry sources.

A Samsung representative declined to comment to CNET.

The platform chatter highlights the increasing dilemma that Android handset manufacturers face now that Google plans to buy Motorola Mobility and make its own smartphone. The companies that have been reliant on Google for its Android operating system must compete against it now, leading many in the industry to wonder if those handset makers wouldn’t prefer to use their own software.