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Re:Ask HN: Is there still a place for native desktop apps? by qwerty456127 on Monday May 18, 2020 @04:53AM (#23220023)
> Similarly, I predict we will see an uptick in popularity of actually native frameworks such as Qt over Electron for the same reason.

I would predict that if only Qt didn't cost a mind-boggling price for non-GPL apps. They should really switch to pay-as-you-earn e.g. like the Unreal engine so people would only have to start paying as they start earning serious money selling the actual app. If they don't Qt popularity is hardly going to grow.

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Re:Ask HN: Is there still a place for native desktop apps? by jcelerier on Monday May 18, 2020 @07:02AM (#23220862)
Qt through the LGPL license is free for non-GPL apps. Tesla is using it as LGPL in their cars without paying a dime to Qt Company (which is, imho, super shitty given the amount of money they make).
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