Editing Qt Group (section)

=== Part of Nokia 2008–2012 ===
On 28 January 2008, [[Nokia|Nokia Corporation]] announced that they had entered into an agreement to make a public voluntary tender offer to acquire Trolltech.<ref>{{cite web |date=28 January 2008 |title=Nokia to acquire Trolltech to accelerate software strategy |url=http://www.nokia.com/A4136001?newsid=1185531 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080304155423/http://www.nokia.com/A4136001?newsid=1185531 |archive-date=4 March 2008 |access-date=28 January 2008}}</ref> The total cost for Nokia was approximately €104 million.<ref>{{cite web |date=28 January 2008 |title=Nokia ostaa norjalaisen ohjelmistoyrityksen |url=http://www.hs.fi/talous/artikkeli/Nokia+ostaa+norjalaisen+ohjelmistoyrityksen/1135233615595 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080129110031/http://www.hs.fi/talous/artikkeli/Nokia+ostaa+norjalaisen+ohjelmistoyrityksen/1135233615595 |archive-date=29 January 2008 |access-date=28 January 2008 |language=fi}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=28 January 2008 |title=Nokia to buy Trolltech, will become a patron of KDE |url=https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2008/01/nokia-buys-trolltech-will-become-a-patron-of-kde/}}</ref> On 5 June 2008 Nokia's voluntary tender offer was approved for all the shares in Trolltech. By 17 June 2008, Nokia had completed its acquisition of Trolltech. On 30 September 2008, Trolltech was renamed as Qt Software, and Qtopia was renamed as [[Qt Extended]]. On 11 August 2009, the company's name was changed to Qt Development Frameworks.<ref>{{cite web |date=11 August 2009 |title=New name, new domain announced for Qt Development Frameworks |url=http://qt.nokia.com/about/news/new-name-new-domain-announced-for-qt-development-frameworks |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120107014606/http://qt.nokia.com/about/news/new-name-new-domain-announced-for-qt-development-frameworks |archive-date=7 January 2012 |access-date=18 August 2009}}</ref>

The Qt environment was a key part of the company's strategy until 2011, when Nokia decided to switch to [[Windows Phone]] OS for its smartphones.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Halliday |first=Josh |date=2012-08-09 |title=Nokia sells its Qt software business |url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2012/aug/09/nokia-sells-qt-software-business |access-date=2024-05-30 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>