Editing Qt Group (section)

=== Part of Digia 2012–2016 ===
Nokia sold the commercial licensing business of Qt to Digia in March 2011.<ref name="CLAWTON2011">{{cite news |last=Lawton |first=Christopher |date=7 March 2011 |title=Nokia to Sell Qt Business |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748703386704576186422837546748 |newspaper=[[The Wall Street Journal]]}}</ref> The following year, Digia acquired the entire Qt development environment and related business from Nokia. As a result of the acquisition, Digia became responsible for all of the functions related to Qt technology, including product development. The main goal of the acquisition was to strengthen Digia's position in the Qt ecosystem and expand the availability of Qt technology across a growing number of platforms.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-08-09 |title=Digia osti Nokialta koko Qt-ohjelmistobisneksen |url=https://yle.fi/a/3-6249242 |access-date=2024-05-30 |website=Yle Uutiset |language=fi}}</ref> 

In September 2014, Digia formed The Qt Company, a wholly owned subsidiary dedicated to the development and governance of the Qt platform.<ref name="zdnet-qtcom">{{cite web |title=Qt hot potato spun out from Digia into fourth home |url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/qt-hot-potato-spun-out-from-digia-into-fourth-home/ |access-date=21 February 2017 |website=ZDNet}}</ref> In connection with this, the website qt.io went live, combining the [[open source]] qt development and commercial Qt functions that had previously operated at different addresses. Qt products had some 800,000 users globally.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Digia Announces "The Qt Company", Launches a Unified Website and Unleashes a €20 Indie Mobile Monthly Subscription Plan |url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20140916005619/en/Digia-Announces-%E2%80%9CThe-Qt-Company%E2%80%9D-Launches-a-Unified-Website-and-Unleashes-a-%E2%82%AC20-Indie-Mobile-Monthly-Subscription-Plan |access-date=2024-05-30 |language=en}}</ref> 

In August 2015, Digia Plc's Board of Directors began to explore the [[demerger]] of Digia’s domestic businesses and the Qt businesses into two separate listed companies.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lehmusvirta |first=Antti |date=2024-05-30 |title=Digia jakautumassa kahdeksi pörssiyhtiöksi |url=https://www.kauppalehti.fi/uutiset/digia-jakautumassa-kahdeksi-porssiyhtioksi/8a2c8ed7-d2e5-3454-a98d-7d69e8838ddb |access-date=2024-05-30 |website=Tärkeimmät talousuutiset {{!}} Kauppalehti |language=fi}}</ref>