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Nokia Buys Trolltech
Jan 28, 2008, 11 :30 UTC (15 Talkback[s]) (9089 reads)

(Other stories by Glyn Moody)

[ Thanks to e5rebel for this link. ]

"Never a dull moment in the world of open source. First Sun buys MySQL, and now the Finnish telecom giant Nokia is acquiring Trolltech:

"Nokia and Trolltech ASA today announced that they have entered into an agreement that Nokia will make a public voluntary tender offer to acquire Trolltech, a company headquartered in Oslo, Norway and publicly listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange. Trolltech is a recognized software provider with world-class software development platforms and frameworks. In addition to the key software assets, its talented team will play an important role in accelerating the implementation of Nokia's software strategy..."

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  Talkback(s) Name  and Date
"Nokia is committed to continue Trolltec ...   Free Qt Foundation   
Tony OBryan
Jan 28, 2008, 13:34:55
 
I've looked at many factors. All in  ...   Seems like bad news to me   
Roy Schestowitz
Jan 28, 2008, 15:45:20
 
Get the fact right, Trolltech is open th ...   Not all "open source" !   
GH
Jan 28, 2008, 15:54:03
 
> a change in ownership of Trolltech has ...   Re: Free Qt Foundation   
Robert Devi
Jan 28, 2008, 17:23:45
 
> Get the fact right, ...Indeed! I wish  ...   Re: Not all   
GreyGeek
Jan 28, 2008, 19:06:50
 
> > Get the fact right, ...> Indeed!>  I ...   Re: Re: Not all   
GH
Jan 28, 2008, 19:39:03
 
Just came from the Trolltech website and ...   Very odd !   
GH
Jan 28, 2008, 20:21:16
 
Having Nokia promote Qt across the full  ...   Good for mobile Linux   
Yim
Jan 28, 2008, 20:58:44
 
Really huge. ...   This is huge   
Don Brock
Jan 28, 2008, 21:47:43
 
> Just came from the Trolltech website a ...   Re: Very odd !   
beerintrousers
Jan 28, 2008, 22:18:59
 
> Could this just be a server problem ?. ...   Re: Very odd !   
Tony OBryan
Jan 28, 2008, 23:14:43
 
 I understand your point, you are part r ...   Re: Re: Re: Not all   
GreyGeek
Jan 29, 2008, 13:51:55
 
 Just came from the Trolltech website an ...   Re: Very odd !   
GreyGeek
Jan 29, 2008, 13:54:02
 
Sorry, just to denounce the OSI does not ...   Re: Re: Re: Re: Not all   
GH
Jan 29, 2008, 15:05:04
 
 This was fun thanks. True!We'll jus ...   Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Not all   
GreyGeek
Jan 29, 2008, 17:57:48
 
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