We all have to pay bills but Microsoft is giving away so much stuff that Qt approach is hurting them.
If I have to just make an application in .NET env as a small time dev I don't even have to register anywhere just get .net core and VS Code.
OK I understand that MS can pull it off because they have big companies paying for their stuff. I also don't really know how to compete with them. But me as a small time dev cannot afford to get with all Qt BS where there is almost no BS for using free stuff from MS. (I have to count every minute or hour, so putting up with some forms or else is taking too much of my time already)
I would love to give money to Qt instead of MS or Apple but yeah I have to pay my bills as well.
Second creating an account at Qt doesn't hurt.
Finally, they need to pay their bills, just like I have to.