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That's so sad. In fact, in my opinion, Qt was the most valuable thing of the entire Nokia. Google should buy Qt. if Android was based on Qt/c++, not java, then

by stewie2 14y ago

That's so sad. In fact, in my opinion, Qt was the most valuable thing of the entire Nokia. Google should buy Qt. if Android was based on Qt/c++, not java, then Android would be the perfect platform!

stewie2 14y ago
or maybe canonical should buy Qt.
- keithpeter 14y ago
  Unlikely... Shuttleworth announced ending Canonical support for KDE (Kubuntu carries on as a full flavour). The one developer that Canonical paid has since I believe taken a job elsewhere. http://arstechnica.com/business/2012/02/canonical-ending-support-for-kubuntu-reassigning-lead-developer-1/ http://arstechnica.com/business/2012/02/canonical-ending-sup... Unity2d is being phased out in future versions of Ubuntu http://askubuntu.com/questions/134346/why-is-unity-2d-being-discontinued http://askubuntu.com/questions/134346/why-is-unity-2d-being-... Canonical is a very small company. Rounding error compared to Nokia.
msfanboy 14y ago
Never happen. Microsoft wants Qt dead. It is a core part of any Linux distro and was starting to gain traction in Europe and cutting into .NET. Nokia buying it was just too convenient. Microsoft wants it gone gone gone. And pony boy Elop will do whatever Balmer says.
Macha 14y ago
> if Android was based on Qt/c++, not java, then Android would be the perfect platform! No, it wouldn't. It's significantly easier for bad developers to make mistakes in C++ than in Java (one of Java's few advantages). Manual memory management alone would account for a significant increase in crashy apps. And while afaik, iOS has manual memory management, it also has Apple's App Store review process to at least ensure apps don't crash from a segfault every second launch, or similar issues.
- zura 14y ago
  In mobile platforms, be it iOS or Android, the main problem is the SDK/API itself, not the actual language. For me, Qt is much more pleasant to work with than over-engineered Android platform.
  - stewie2 14y ago
    can't agree more! I won't even use C++ without Qt.
- stewie2 14y ago
  who cares about bad developers. Do their apps sell? Plus, I'd rather figure out a segfault bug than improve a laggy java program.
  - Macha 14y ago
    I'm willing to wager that the answer is yes, or at least in sufficient volume for google to care about them.
HorizonXP 14y ago
I think it's more likely that RIM will pick up the slack. Whether they actually buy it is a different story.

by stewie2 14y ago

That's so sad. In fact, in my opinion, Qt was the most valuable thing of the entire Nokia. Google should buy Qt. if Android was based on Qt/c++, not java, then Android would be the perfect platform!

stewie2 14y ago

or maybe canonical should buy Qt.

keithpeter 14y ago
Unlikely... Shuttleworth announced ending Canonical support for KDE (Kubuntu carries on as a full flavour). The one developer that Canonical paid has since I believe taken a job elsewhere. http://arstechnica.com/business/2012/02/canonical-ending-support-for-kubuntu-reassigning-lead-developer-1/ http://arstechnica.com/business/2012/02/canonical-ending-sup... Unity2d is being phased out in future versions of Ubuntu http://askubuntu.com/questions/134346/why-is-unity-2d-being-discontinued http://askubuntu.com/questions/134346/why-is-unity-2d-being-... Canonical is a very small company. Rounding error compared to Nokia.

msfanboy 14y ago

Never happen. Microsoft wants Qt dead. It is a core part of any Linux distro and was starting to gain traction in Europe and cutting into .NET. Nokia buying it was just too convenient. Microsoft wants it gone gone gone. And pony boy Elop will do whatever Balmer says.

Macha 14y ago

> if Android was based on Qt/c++, not java, then Android would be the perfect platform! No, it wouldn't. It's significantly easier for bad developers to make mistakes in C++ than in Java (one of Java's few advantages). Manual memory management alone would account for a significant increase in crashy apps. And while afaik, iOS has manual memory management, it also has Apple's App Store review process to at least ensure apps don't crash from a segfault every second launch, or similar issues.

zura 14y ago
In mobile platforms, be it iOS or Android, the main problem is the SDK/API itself, not the actual language. For me, Qt is much more pleasant to work with than over-engineered Android platform.
- stewie2 14y ago
  can't agree more! I won't even use C++ without Qt.
stewie2 14y ago
who cares about bad developers. Do their apps sell? Plus, I'd rather figure out a segfault bug than improve a laggy java program.
- Macha 14y ago
  I'm willing to wager that the answer is yes, or at least in sufficient volume for google to care about them.

HorizonXP 14y ago

I think it's more likely that RIM will pick up the slack. Whether they actually buy it is a different story.