Microsoft officially launches Silverlight to rival Flash
Microsoft launches Silverlight, their very own Flash-like platform that allows for multi-media streaming across all major browsers and operating systems.
A plugin-download, Silverlight promises to deliver high-quality videos and rich interactive applications both on Mac OS, and Windows. Also, Microsoft is reported to be working on Moonlight, a Linux-supported version of Silverlight.
With Silverlight’s launch are various partners that will use the platform to provide content such as Entertainment Tonight, HSN, and World Wrestling Entertainment.
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[...] Microsoft officially launched Silverlight, its attempt to compete with Flash video. A long time I did a comparison of the two. [...]
By Wednesday 9-5 links | News Videographer on September 5, 2007 12:12 pm