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Nokia to acquire TrolltechNokia to acquire TrolltechPosted Jan 28, 2008 18:29 UTC (Mon) by jd (guest, #26381)In reply to: Nokia to acquire Trolltech by erwbgy Parent article: Nokia to acquire Trolltech I'll stop coming up with conspiricy theories when Nokia explains why they hold a patent on file tranfer by multicast. Ignoring the fact that there's prior art, this would have been a perfect opportunity to work with the Open Source community, rather than issue threats against projects using FLUTE and related protocols.
Ultimately, nobody is going to trust a company that has shown itself as willing to cause harm for no obvious personal gain. Plenty of phones have access to the Internet, plenty of phones can get streaming content, yet multicast-enabled phones cannot receive mainstream multicast-delivered content, nor can they join in multicast-enabled conference calls. And now we're supposed to believe that they "get it" when it comes to Open Source and Trolltech's technology? (Which isn't limited to Qt. They have other projects simmering from time to time.) We're supposed to trust that a software-patent monster is a safe guardian for critical infrastructure? Perhaps they are, but I expect Nokia to prove it, not just claim it.
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