Could be. Maybe they learnt from Ubuntu Mobile, where they wanted app developers to write QT apps, instead of having support for e.g. apk files (the payoff for

Could be. Maybe they learnt from Ubuntu Mobile, where they wanted app developers to write QT apps, instead of having support for e.g. apk files (the payoff for the time invested in writing a separate app for Ubuntu phones was never going to be there, unfortunately). I think it's a positive that they're moving to a more common platform that is easier for developers to produce a build for. Good luck to them.