Some of the most disaffected developers were those who specialized in Qt, a cross-platform application and user interface framework that Nokia acquired in 2008.

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How can companies like Samsung, LG and Dell keep their Windows Phone 7 (WP7) handsets looking cool and different when Microsoft specifies the basic button layout, display resolution and user interface framework these companies should use?

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