Linked by Thom Holwerda on Mon 28th Jan 2008 09:33 UTC, submitted by anonymous
Trolltech, the originator of Qt, which forms the basis of the Linux KDE desktop environment, is being acquired by Nokia, the world's number-one mobile phone vendor. Nokia expects its acquisition of Trolltech to accelerate its cross-platform software strategy for mobile devices and desktop applications, and to enhance its Internet services business. The original press release is also available. Update: "We will continue to actively develop Qt and Qtopia. We also want to underline that we will continue to support the open source community by continuing to release these technologies under the GPL."
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I wonder how long before they find ways to screw people over using their tool kit? Just like they screwed people over buying their N95 phones. For those wondering, they removed a feature from the GPS navigation part in a firmware update, basically making the GPS part of the phone useless unless you paid them more money.
These kind of underhanded tactics stink. I hope this won't be a trend when using their newly acquired tool kit.