Disqus
It was back in March of last year when Digia acquired the commercial part of Qt from Nokia. At that time, we predicted the other half (Qt developer tools) will follow shortly and voila – it’s happening now.
The Finland-based software company (Digia) said that it intends to “quickly enable Qt on Android, iOS and Windows 8 platforms”, strengthening its credentials as a cross-platform development framework. In that sense this move by Digia could prove to strengthen Qt, following a long period where it wasn’t exactly under Nokia’s core platform strategy (even though they said it will be used on both Symbian and Maemo/MeeGo-based devices).
According to Digia’s SVP of International Products Tommi Laitinen, now is a good time for everyone to revisit their perception of Qt. “Digia’s targeted R&D investments will bring back focus on Qt’s desktop and embedded platform support, while widening the support for mobile operating systems,” he added.
Meanwhile, Nokia is continuing to focus on Windows Phone with plans to use Microsoft tools for app development.
[Via: MobileBusinessBriefing]
About The Author
Dusan Belic
Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
