Ok, pulling out the "duh" stick... if Maemo and MeeGo devices have different hardware, of course the same apps won't run. The question remains, why does the OS matter if the app space is consistent? With Qt, there's less a chance for abandonware polluting older devices, and at the same time, there's a better chance to do different things with hardware which might encourage more and better types of users.

Reference: the Nokia in 2015 video, and the recent patent application for devices which can change shape. This points to a more versatile approach to applications where the hardware doesn't matter, but it matters what the OS can support. Whether its Maemo, MeeGo, Symbian, etc., Qt is flexible enough, and therefore the hardware doesn't matter as much except for specific uses.

I'm not sure where there's a loss here for Maemo 5. In fact, if anything, Maemo 5 folks might end up with the sweetest pot in all of this.

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