They have i386 port also for debugging/developing on iPhoneSimulator Raul
On 25.04.2012, at 14:25, Atlant Schmidt wrote: > Jason: > > > iOS will only ever support ARM… > > This is pretty orthogonal to the question on the table, > but I’ll bet this statement is wrong. iOS will support > whichever CPU architecture is seen as giving the > best performance per Watt* and right now, that’s > ARM. But in the future, it may be something > completely different. > > Atlant > > > * While still providing “good enough” absolute performance. > > > From: interest-bounces+aschmidt=dekaresearch....@qt-project.org > [mailto:interest-bounces+aschmidt=dekaresearch....@qt-project.org] On Behalf > Of Jason H > Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2012 09:44 > To: lucas.betsch...@crypto.ch; adam.weinr...@nokia.com; > interest@qt-project.org > Subject: Re: [Interest] Qt for Android & iOS > > It's rather simple actually. Platform control. > iOS was developed for the phone, then monetized to bring in app revenue for > Apple. > Android was the same way, but its initial purpose was to break carrier > control and get people using google services on the mobile space so that > didn't have a giant hole. Searches from wired computers are on their way out. > > > iOS will only ever support ARM, but Android's Java VM allows any CPU. It's > actually quite clever. > > Meanwhile Meego/Mer/Etc was done with the idea of selling Qt and providing a > base to embedded/mobile markets. Sure there's some monetization for the Ovi > App and music stores when it comes to the phone, but it's much more a "me > too" thing. Qt is leverage to compile anywhere and let the app store sort it > out. None of the other companies has such a casual approach. They were > targeting specific instruction sets - ARM or Java because they did not have > Qt at their disposal. > > > I just got an N9 yesterday and I am impressed. There's a few rough corners, > but overall I'm more disappointed now that they jumped to WP7. It's fast, and > responsive - faster than my dual core Atrix. If more people had access to > it, it would have crushed the prospect of WP7. > > > > This e-mail and the information, including any attachments, it contains are > intended to be a confidential communication only to the person or entity to > whom it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged. If the > reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified > that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is > strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please > immediately notify the sender and destroy the original message. > > Thank you. > > Please consider the environment before printing this email. > _______________________________________________ > Interest mailing list > Interest@qt-project.org > http://lists.qt-project.org/mailman/listinfo/interest
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