The largest mobile phone maker in the world, Finland's Nokia, has made a major move by acquiring TrollTech. You may not have heard of TrollTech, but you've probably used their software. They are the make of an application development framework called Qt. This framework is used for creating GUI programs and other programs that are used in applications. TrollTech's Qt is used in notable software packages such as Skype, Google Earth, and Opera, among others.What does this mean for the average web/computer user? Basically Nokia's acquisition means in the future we will be able to enjoy awesome applications that work on our computers, Nokia mobile phones, and on the Internet. Current platforms that are similar to Qt include AIR, Flash, and Java.
The acquisition needs to be approved by TrollTech shareholders and regulatory, but it looks very probable that the acquisition will go off without a hitch.
[via Engadget]
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1-28-2008 @ 6:02PM
Juliana Peña said...
Qt... isn't that what KDE apps are made out of? And how can Google Reader be made out of Qt? Isn't Qt for desktop applications only? Aren't you confusing it with Google Earth, which DOES use Qt?
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1-28-2008 @ 6:11PM
Jason Harris said...
Juliana, you are right. I meant Google Earth and corrected the post.
thanks,
Jason
1-29-2008 @ 3:36AM
Claudiu Spulber said...
That's a splash? How about they're relocatting one of their factories and the entire Germany is upset
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