
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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2007-10-26
Yes, that might be true (i don't read german too good). But you have to understand what Nokia means to Finnish people/economy. If they would shut down the factory in Salo, it would be quite a negative publicity for them here in Finland. Now at least they have pinch of image of being a Finnish company.