nsane.forums Posted October 29, 2010 Share Posted October 29, 2010 ZDnet's Mary Jo Foley has an interesting news tidbit: Microsoft seems to be downplaying the original goals for its Silverlight platform, which were to take on Adobe's Flash as a pervasive plug-in for rich media applications. SilverLight is part of the toolset developers use to build Windows Phone 7 apps, and Microsoft says it'll be useful for some other specialized applications. But when it comes to making Web sites fancier, the company seems to be turning its attention to HTML5 standards rather than its own proprietary creations. SilverLight wasn't without its attractions-waitaminnit, it's probably premature to be referring to it in the past tense-but I suspect most third-party observers who aren't developers with an investment in SilverLight will approve of the idea of Microsoft putting most of its eggs in the HTML5 basket. The Web's going to be a better place once every browser supports all animation, video, and interactivity in the same fashion without the use of multiple plugins. And Internet Explorer 9′s serious HTML5 support is both better for consumers and better for Microsoft's continuing relevance than any future version of SilverLight could be.<a href="http://anonymz.com/?http://feeds.pcworld.com/click.phdo?i=57a117b06f24a923349c5e5eaf2d055b" class="bbc_url" title="External link" rel="nofollow external">Original Article</a> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irefay Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 I am trying to think of one instance where I can remember silverlight being used......... Nope, nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Night Owl Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 I am trying to think of one instance where I can remember silverlight being used......... Nope, nothing.I was forced to install Silverlight because of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics. Grrrr. :angry: But after that, I'm like you — no need for Silverlight. :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myidisbb Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 yeap i didnt understand why they are any wasting their time with it. it made to since. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HX1 Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 The areas where I have used it.. I have grown quite fond of Silverlight and some the very cool features it offers.. I do however think that it is an excellent idea to expand HTML5 integration and knowledge farther which again clears the path to better efficiency and less use of th app in some areas of concern..I always felt Silverlight kicks ass.. even on my crappy little system.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myidisbb Posted October 31, 2010 Share Posted October 31, 2010 The areas where I have used it.. I have grown quite fond of Silverlight and some the very cool features it offers.. I do however think that it is an excellent idea to expand HTML5 integration and knowledge farther which again clears the path to better efficiency and less use of th app in some areas of concern..I always felt Silverlight kicks ass.. even on my crappy little system..it should been built into mtml5 or something. not a dang download. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirMango Posted October 31, 2010 Share Posted October 31, 2010 I am trying to think of one instance where I can remember silverlight being used......... Nope, nothing.My school actually uses it for our online lectures though! :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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