Quote Originally Posted by Jeffb View Post
I like the idea of buying a commercial license for the sole reason that I can statically link the Qt libraries (and therefore need only provide a single executable file to customers).
Technically speaking you don't need a commercial licence for that.

1. If the above is true, is there any point in me buying a Commercial License (assuming I have no intention of changing the Qt source code and am not interested in the free year support that comes with the Commercial License)?
It depends whether your application needs Phonon, QtWebKit or QtHelp. If not then there is no problem - just don't link them into your app.

2. Is there anyway around the above problem?
Yes, at least two. One is to release your app on LGPL or compatible licence. Another is to link statically and provide object code for your app so that the end user can relink your application with a different version of the LGPL-licenced components.