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Mon, 13 Jul 2009 Microsoft releases Silverlight 3

Microsoft has positioned Silverlight 3 as a challenger to Adobe’s AIR, Flash and Flex technology

Peter Cohen Macworld.com

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Microsoft has released Silverlight 3, a major new release of its multimedia software for Mac OS X and Windows — competition for Adobe’s Flash software. It’s a free download, compatible specifically with Intel-based Macs (an older version is available for PowerPC based systems).

Available as a Web application framework that works in conjunction with your Web browser, Silverlight enables Web programmers to embed animation, vector graphics, audio and video content into Web pages.

Microsoft has positioned Silverlight 3 as a challenger to Adobe’s AIR, Flash and Flex technology.

Silverlight 3 enables content to work on the desktop, rather than just in the browser. Support for higher quality video and audio has been added, along with new 3D graphics capability, pixel shader effects, animation effects, improved tet rendering and font support.

Microsoft has also improved Silverlight for developers with more than 60 customizable controls, new layout containers, “deep linking” for page bookmarking within a Rich Internet Application (RIA), search engine optimization, enhanced data support and better performance.

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David said on Mon, 13 Jul 2009

I have to admit that whilst not a MS fan, they do offer a comparative product for Windows.

Flash for OS X is far behind and buggy as hell, hopefully the fight will force Adobe into a defensive position.

Christiaan said on Mon, 13 Jul 2009

Frankly I don't want either Flash or Silverlight. Both of these technologies have nothing to do with an open internet. They're all about owning the internet.

Garbage said on Mon, 13 Jul 2009

It's garbage. I don't like either flash or sliverlight. Well except I use hulu.com for tv shows and movies. Power to the quicktime!

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