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zodmaner

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Registered: 2007-07-11

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Nokia buys Trolltech

By now, everyone should hear about this news.

What I wonder is why the hell did they buy Trolltech, when they already have maemo? Is this means that they will abandon GTK in favor of QT?

What do you guys think about this news?

Gilneas

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From: Netherlands

Registered: 2006-10-22

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Re: Nokia buys Trolltech

Phones use GTK and QT now?

chaosgeisterchen

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From: Kefermarkt, Upper Austria

Registered: 2006-11-20

Posts: 550

Re: Nokia buys Trolltech

Nokias latest mobile phone flagship shipped using the GNOME mobile framework, iirc, and hence used GTK.

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Re: Nokia buys Trolltech

What I wonder is why the hell did they buy Trolltech, when they already have maemo? Is this means that they will abandon GTK in favor of QT?

Two laws in business:
1. You want to grow as a company. You can do that by achieving natural growth (selling more products, generating more revenue) or by takeovers.
2. Potential competitors or companies doing something closely related to your area of expertise are always a good buy.

Besides that, what they'll do with their GTK product line is a good question .

Last edited by B (2008-01-29 02:22:08)

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Flying Saxman

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From: Northern Hesse

Registered: 2007-02-26

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Re: Nokia buys Trolltech

Goddamn... As a german I should not use any product related to Nokia and I'm a KDE-user!

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Stoffi

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Registered: 2007-03-15

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Re: Nokia buys Trolltech

you should go *box then.
allthogh, I believe this nokia-issue will continue with other companies, and therefore is nothing to change opinions obout...

faelar

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From: Amiens (FR)

Registered: 2007-12-18

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Re: Nokia buys Trolltech

Trolltech is linked to other companies like skype, opera or google
I don't think it will change something for the K apps....

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schivmeister

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Registered: 2007-05-17

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Re: Nokia buys Trolltech

Well, KDE having Nokia for a Patron WILL change SOMETHING

And, why ugly GTK+ when there is beautiful Qt?

p.s: i was surprised to find Adobe Photoshop Album uses qute.

Last edited by schivmeister (2008-01-29 19:07:21)

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freakcode

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From: São Paulo - Brazil

Registered: 2007-11-03

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Re: Nokia buys Trolltech

Nokia pretends to use Qt-based technology to a new series of phones (S60-80 i guess), while Maemo is used only on the N800 series (internet-tablets, as they describe it). So, different solutions for different problems.

Anyway, it's great news. Enterprises using open plataforms gives us more choice, both as end-users and as developers.

Finkregh

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From: Germany/Hannover

Registered: 2007-12-04

Posts: 44

Re: Nokia buys Trolltech

Goddamn... As a german I should not use any product related to Nokia and I'm a KDE-user!

read: http://www.fixmbr.de/wir-muessen-kde-boykottieren/

Flying Saxman

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From: Northern Hesse

Registered: 2007-02-26

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Re: Nokia buys Trolltech

I know... It was more a joke than anything else...

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