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I imagine they have sales guys. If you have a meaningful amount of money to spend they will talk to you. If not, don't use their LGPL code in a proprietary product.

Qt is not an end-user, boxed product. This may shock you, but B2B software doesn't always have a public, standard price list.

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Shock, no; sadden and drive me to other ventures yes.

My rule of thumb for pricing is that if someplace /makes you ask/ they aren't going to sell at a price you'd find worthwhile.

And their rule of thumb is that you aren't worth the sale. Bespoke software is not a bulk commodity. They have a free product. If you're going to be a cheapskate, use it.

The notion of charging by byte, as if software were content farming, shows that you are obviously not a professional.

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