[Qt-interest] Qt for the iPad?

[lorn.potter at nokia.com]

On 06/04/2010, at 6:50 AM, ext 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.

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