[Qt-interest] Qt for the iPad?

[Nikos Chantziaras]

On 04/05/2010 10:39 PM, Thiago Macieira wrote:
> Em Segunda-feira 5. Abril 2010, às 18.23.44, John M Coggi escreveu:
>> Apple's "authoritarian control" applies only to the developer's app, not
>> to the Qt framework.  The burden of producing an "acceptable" app rests
>> solely on us as developers.  Port the framework and let us worry about the
>> app!
>>
>> Bottom line - Porting Qt to the iPad/iPhone is a win-win situation for
>> developers, end-users, Nokia, and Apple.  Please tell us it's a matter of
>> "when", not "if".
>
> You forgot one detail: cost.
>
> To port, one must devote people to the task, which means money. Can you show
> me the business case that would explain why any company (not just Nokia)
> should invest in porting Qt to that particular platform?

The benefit here is that if people would develop iBlah software using 
Qt, that software can be ported easily to Nokia devices too, increasing 
its application pool.