Nokia CEO: Qt is a platform for the “Next Billion”

Nokia Konzerntration on Microsoft’s smartphone operating system, Windows Mobile 7 is not the end for the Qt framework.The developers should adapt to the contrary, that the platform will grow in the coming years, yet again.
The Nokia CEO Stephen Elop said at the conference “Nokia Connection”, which is currently taking place in Singapore.Qt is therefore an important part of the “Next Billion” strategy of the company .This aims to provide billions more people in emerging and developing countries with inexpensive, yet increasingly powerful mobile phones.

Given that currently about 100 million devices with Qt support and the platform currently in use is still an integral part of Nokia’s smartphone strategy, there is no reason for concern.In just the next twelve months will at least approximately ten new models with Qt support to the market come Elop announced. Several developers of smartphone applications programmed for the platform had previously feared that their previous projects will be worth nothing if his move to Windows Mobile Nokia takes 7thThe first such model will come later this year on the market for the coming year, a number of other models planned.

Elop knew here but calm.Finally, Windows Mobile 7 is intended rather to the smartphone market in the industrialized countries, where purchasing power is large enough.Nokia wants to get involved but also in the huge market that is growing steadily in the states with low income, strong.

Here is the company but barely able to score with expensive Windows Mobile, but relies on a low-cost devices that are supported in large part also Qt.How Elop pointed out, the Qt developers can expect some more because the number of potential customers in the coming years will increase significantly.