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Originally Posted by smoku View Post
So you really believe that lack of Dalvik support on such niche target as N900 would cause Java developers to drop all they know already, rush them to learn C++/Qt and rewrite their apps to Qt?
doing more advanced stuff in maemo then you have to learn C++. Exacly the case as in Android. Small apps on n900 can be done in QtQuick+javascripts or python so the learningcurve is less than in Androidcase. And if developers is stupid enough to think Android or Iphone is only future then they is out of job in some years anyway. Everything changes new platforms comes and dissapears. but imho dalvik in top of an already good platform is just stupid. its like emulate windows in linux..

But I am 100 percent sure developers in atleast european will start make QT based mobileapps. The problem is not learning QT. The problem is lack of devices atm. as soon as Nokia gets more symbian/meego based phones out and maybe some netbook manufactor we get more apps. Dont forget the facts that qt already is on desktopmarket too.

so I really don get why we even need those Android based apps on maemo or meego it will just bring problems. halfdone dalvik for geeks and lazy developers and that is and no point at all cause we already has a better development framework with qt.

My guess is those who want this is developers who hasnt used QT or endusers who has no clue about why QT is better and dalvik bad opinion on maemo/meego/symbian. However I could understand lack of apps makes people think dalvik would fix it but that is not the case. If its even will be done by some geek it wil be a prof of concept beta and slow.




We only have to give QT some time. I am sure there will be alot more apps in ovi in a year. if you dont wanna wait/develop again get a new phone with android.

Last edited by mikecomputing; 2011-01-15 at 23:21.