Qt for Embedded allows Qt to run directly on the hardware, without the need of X11 or a window manager. The first Qt application started becomes the window manager featuring full composition and top-level transparency. GTK+ on embedded devices (e.g. Maemo) requires an X11 server +...
If Nokia was so ready to jump on the Qt bandwagon, they would have done so in the first place. It seems to me that their main reason for creating Maemo was that they didn’t want to pay Qt royalties. I doubt that’s going to change anytime soon; they’re more likely to hire mor...