[Qt-interest] Qt for the iPad?

Nikos Chantziaras realnc at arcor.de
Mon Apr 5 22:58:37 CEST 2010


On 04/05/2010 11:50 PM, Thiago Macieira wrote:
> Em Segunda-feira 5. Abril 2010, às 22.16.16, Nikos Chantziaras escreveu:
>> 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.
>
> I understand the principle, but you need to prove with numbers.

I don't work for Nokia, so how could I possibly come up with numbers?



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