[Interest] Semi-OT: Was Nokia net good or bad for Qt?

[K. Frank]

Hello List!

This whole Elop thing got me thinking about the history of
Qt and Nokia.

Nothing's perfect, of course, and everything's a mixed bag,
but, all in all, do people think Nokia's involvement with Qt
ended up helping Qt or not?

I started using Qt after Nokia acquired Trolltech (2008?
2009?) and then Nokia divested itself of Qt, if I remember
correctly, in 2011, spinning off the commercial licensing
to Digia.  So I guess Nokia had Qt for three or four years.

Did this "detour" (for lack of a better word) end up being
helpful?


Thanks.


K. Frank