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Re:Qt and Open Source by slavik81 on Thursday April 09, 2020 @08:02AM (#22821707)
What makes you say that? They're still not making much of a profit, but their revenue has doubled since 2015. https://mb.cision.com/Public/14183/3035372/be360a13ae94ae9d....
Re:Qt and Open Source by Rochus on Thursday April 09, 2020 @08:28AM (#22821876)
Revenue of what?
Re:Qt and Open Source by slavik81 on Thursday April 09, 2020 @08:35AM (#22821921)
The Qt Company (QTCOM). They're publicly traded, so they have to publish yearly financial statements.

Their employee count has also doubled, which is why they're not making any profits despite the revenue growth.

Edit: Ah, you're pointing out that only 25% of their revenue is commercial licenses, while most of their revenue is consulting. I don't know if that's really such a big deal.

Re:Qt and Open Source by Rochus on Thursday April 09, 2020 @08:53AM (#22822025)
You're getting close ;-)
Re:Qt and Open Source by Arnt on Thursday April 09, 2020 @08:36AM (#22821930)
If you know enough about their business model to state that it doesn't work, then you know the answer to that question. So why do you ask, what are you trying to say?
Re:Qt and Open Source by Rochus on Thursday April 09, 2020 @08:40AM (#22821943)
Just have a look with what they earn money. The other stuff is just holding on to an illusion.
Re:Qt and Open Source by amedvednikov on Thursday April 09, 2020 @09:07AM (#22822138)
They earn money with Qt, an open source library.
Re:Qt and Open Source by Rochus on Thursday April 09, 2020 @09:13AM (#22822195)
No. Look closer.