[Interest] Qt for Android & iOS

[Jason H]

It's rather simple actually. Platform control.
iOS was developed for the phone, then monetized to bring in app revenue for Apple.
Android was the same way, but its initial purpose was to break carrier control and get people using google services on the mobile space so that didn't have a giant hole. Searches from wired computers are on their way out. 


iOS will only ever support ARM, but Android's Java VM allows any CPU. It's actually quite clever.


Meanwhile Meego/Mer/Etc was done with the idea of selling Qt and providing a base to embedded/mobile markets. Sure there's some monetization for the Ovi App and music stores when it comes to the phone, but it's much more a "me too" thing. Qt is leverage to compile anywhere and let the app store sort it out. None of the other companies has such a casual approach. They were targeting specific instruction sets - ARM or Java because they did not have Qt at their disposal.


I just got an N9 yesterday and I am impressed. There's a few rough corners, but overall I'm more disappointed now that they jumped to WP7. It's fast, and responsive - faster than my dual core Atrix.  If more people had access to it, it would have crushed the prospect of WP7.





________________________________
 From: "Lucas.Betschart at crypto.ch" <Lucas.Betschart at crypto.ch>
To: adam.weinrich at nokia.com; scorp1us at yahoo.com; interest at qt-project.org 
Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2012 3:01 AM
Subject: AW: [Interest] Qt for Android & iOS
 

 
hm yes since 
Digia doesn't even sell commercial support for Symbian/Meego they interpret 
mobile system as not embedded systems.
 
Maybe one day Google will 
open the doors for Qt programmers by official supporting Qt on 
Android...
All OS makers want apps, apps, apps but they want the developers 
to learn they're language/framework..
 
Why no Mobile OS Company likes 
Qt? :(
 

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Von: adam.weinrich at nokia.com [mailto:adam.weinrich at nokia.com] 
Gesendet: Montag, 23. April 2012 18:05
An: scorp1us at yahoo.com; Betschart Lucas; interest at qt-project.org
Betreff: RE: [Interest] Qt for Android & iOS


“Embedded” 
is an broad term and a moving target  that always seems to require 
clarification.   AFAIU Digia wont engage in mobile consumer embedded 
platform licensing.  Android and iOS could be called ‘leading embedded 
platforms’ but are a special mass consumer case and dont generate commercial 
license revenue.    
 
Digia 
already has public deals with RIM QNX, WindRiver VxWorks and Greenhills 
Integrity for supporting and selling Qt license to custom device makers on these 
embedded platforms.   Its great that Qt will penetrate these platform 
markets too. It may be helpful to remember that Qt “Embedded devices” have 
always had runtime distribution fees per device as well as developer licenses.. 
  
 
Im 
not expecting Digia to be involved in writing or even licensing any ‘official’ 
or unofficial mobile platform ports.
I 
am curious about Ian’s IOS plugin commercial licensing corner case though if 
anyone can clarify that it could help the discussion.
 
-Adam
 
From:interest-bounces+adam.weinrich=nokia.com at qt-project.org 
[mailto:interest-bounces+adam.weinrich=nokia.com at qt-project.org] On Behalf Of ext Jason H
Sent: Monday, April 23, 2012 9:59 AM
To: Lucas.Betschart at crypto.ch; interest at qt-project.org
Subject: Re: 
[Interest] Qt for Android & iOS
 
They aren't 
embedded.
Digia means 
QNX, MQX (please!), embedded linux, VxWorks, on PPC, ARM, MIPS, SH, and the 
like. 
 

________________________________
 
From:"Lucas.Betschart at crypto.ch" <Lucas.Betschart at crypto.ch>
To: interest at qt-project.org 
Sent: Monday, April 23, 2012 9:45 AM
Subject: [Interest] Qt 
for Android & iOS
 
Quoted 
from digia.com (digia.com/en/Qt/Digia-is-Committed-to-Qt/):
"
Digia 
is comitted to:
...
- 
Advancing the cross-platform Qt promise by supporting  leading ( !! ) 
desktop and embedded platforms
...
"
 
So we 
doubtless can expect an official Android and iOS port since they're leading 
embedded platforms?
 

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