[Qt-interest] Many have not aware about this letter, Its for all who relies on Nokia

[Dan Leinir Turthra Jensen]

Ditto - and with this being from Lorn, who is a very sensible person, i would 
say i find his words comforting :)

On Monday 14 Feb 2011 10:48:09 qt next wrote:
> I really hopes that you are right ...
> 
> 2011/2/14 <lorn.potter at nokia.com>
> 
> > On 14/02/2011, at 5:16 PM, ext QtNext wrote:
> > > Disruptive technology !! you are joking ....
> > 
> > not joking at all.
> > 
> > > The true move to WP7 will be in 2012... and you think that  Qt  and
> > > Meego
> > 
> > will be the disruptive technology in which year ??? 2020.... be serious !
> > 
> > 2020 is quite far away to be doing much detailed planning.
> > 
> > > Nokia need in fact Qt developer to help their transition to WP7...
> > > that's
> > 
> > all ..
> > 
> > Not true.
> > 
> > > Le 14 févr. 2011 à 04:55, <lorn.potter at nokia.com>
> > > <lorn.potter at nokia.com>
> > 
> > a écrit :
> > >> On 12/02/2011, at 6:01 AM, ext Malyushytsky, Alex wrote:
> > >>> Was not whole story of Qt purchased by Nokia financed by Microsoft?
> > >>> Seems like a good way to kill competitor.
> > >>> Look what happens:
> > >>> 
> > >>> 1. Qt is bought by non-desktop developing company.
> > >>> 2. All the development is switched to "mobile" platforms for a few
> > 
> > years.
> > 
> > >> Wrong. Look at QtCreator, for instance. Qt desktop was not fobbed off
> > 
> > for mobile platforms.
> > 
> > >> I personally implemented the desktop backends for QtMobility's
> > 
> > QtSystemInfo.
> > 
> > >> Desktop development was never stopped.
> > >> 
> > >>> 3. Then Qt is kicked out from mobile.
> > >> 
> > >> Wrong again. We still have lots of work to do both on desktop and
> > >> mobile
> > 
> > spaces.
> > 
> > >>> 4. Result - Qt is nowhere. Nokia will let it die.
> > >> 
> > >> Not if it wants a disruptive future...
> > >> 
> > >> Personally, I like Qt, Qml and Meego being labeled a "disruptive"
> > 
> > technology... appeals to my rebellious, non-autoritarian roots.
> > 
> > >>> 5. If I were Microsoft I would do this on purpose if I could.
> > >>> 
> > >>> Kidding.... or not?
> > >>> 
> > >>> Alex
> > >>> 
> > >>> 
> > >>> 
> > >>> -----Original Message-----
> > 
> > >>> From: qt-interest-bounces+alex=wai.com at qt.nokia.com [mailto:
> > qt-interest-bounces+alex=wai.com at qt.nokia.com] On Behalf Of
> > Oliver.Knoll at comit.ch
> > 
> > >>> Sent: Friday, February 11, 2011 1:53 AM
> > >>> To: qt-interest at trolltech.com
> > >>> Subject: Re: [Qt-interest] Many have not aware about this letter, Its
> > 
> > for all who relies on Nokia
> > 
> > >>> On 2011-02-11 Mihail Mihail Naydenov wrote:
> > >>>> Here it is
> > 
> > http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/11/nokia-notifies-developers-that-qt-is-o
> > ut-for-windows-phone-devel/
> > 
> > >>> "Microsoft will provide its free Windows Phone Developer Tools
> > >>> ([...])
> > 
> > to developers interested in developing for Nokia Windows Phones (get used
> > to that phrase) [...]."
> > 
> > >>> Thanks for the offer, but no thanks! Not interested in developing for
> > >>> a
> > 
> > single platform only!
> > 
> > >>> :(
> > >>> 
> > >>> Cheers, Oliver
> > >>> --
> > >>> Oliver Knoll
> > >>> Dipl. Informatik-Ing. ETH
> > >>> COMIT AG - ++41 79 520 95 22

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