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2013-01-09 , 01:07
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#56
Originally Posted by Flynx View Post
Am I to understand that Ubuntu Phone won't be able to run Ubuntu applications? That seems really dumb to me... but then I figured Android would leverage linux applications and they never did... sooo.... ?
It is the same thing that happened with the transition from Maemo 5 (software UI written in Gtk and QtWidgets) to MeeGo Harmattan (UI written in Qt Quick).

Ubuntu Phone OS native softwares use Qt Quick for the UI (User Interface), so all the Gtk, QtWidgets, etc softwares won't work.
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