Comments on: Microsoft Officially Launches Silverlight http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/05/microsoft-officially-launches-silverlight/ Startup and Technology News Fri, 27 Nov 2009 02:28:21 -0800 hourly 1 By: Microsoft Silverlight is launched | The BigMeep Show http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/05/microsoft-officially-launches-silverlight/comment-page-1/#comment-1600441 Microsoft Silverlight is launched | The BigMeep Show Fri, 07 Sep 2007 01:55:44 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/05/microsoft-officially-launches-silverlight/#comment-1600441 [...] reported today that Microsoft officially launched Silverlight. I’ve been working with XAML for a couple of years now since the early betas in real world [...] [...] reported today that Microsoft officially launched Silverlight. I’ve been working with XAML for a couple of years now since the early betas in real world [...]

]]> By: AnuMKS http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/05/microsoft-officially-launches-silverlight/comment-page-1/#comment-1598851 AnuMKS Thu, 06 Sep 2007 14:10:22 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/05/microsoft-officially-launches-silverlight/#comment-1598851 RIA wants to be free.. Please do not tie it to a platform.... http://go2indiaweb20.com/2007/09/06/ria-rich-internet-application-wants-to-be-free/ RIA wants to be free.. Please do not tie it to a platform….

http://go2india...nts-to-be-free/

]]> By: LiquidBoy http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/05/microsoft-officially-launches-silverlight/comment-page-1/#comment-1597137 LiquidBoy Thu, 06 Sep 2007 03:40:10 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/05/microsoft-officially-launches-silverlight/#comment-1597137 Reading alot of the comments in this thread i have to laugh at the rediculous statements some of you are making. It's clear that alot of you like the sound of your own voices over researching and making meaningful comments. SilverLight and the team are in there for the long haul, they have built functionality in 1.0 that they believe will deliver rich media experiences. They didn't sit down and decide to build functionality to match adbobe's flash, that would be suicide (because it would take years to get there). I believe they've reached there goal for version 1.0. I can create amazing video experiences in minutes. I come from a background of understanding SilverLight and that's why all your negative comments just make me laugh. Little do you know how powerful this technology is! Be ignorant at your own peril! Reading alot of the comments in this thread i have to laugh at the rediculous statements some of you are making. It’s clear that alot of you like the sound of your own voices over researching and making meaningful comments.

SilverLight and the team are in there for the long haul, they have built functionality in 1.0 that they believe will deliver rich media experiences. They didn’t sit down and decide to build functionality to match adbobe’s flash, that would be suicide (because it would take years to get there).

I believe they’ve reached there goal for version 1.0. I can create amazing video experiences in minutes.

I come from a background of understanding SilverLight and that’s why all your negative comments just make me laugh. Little do you know how powerful this technology is!

Be ignorant at your own peril!

]]> By: Claude Gelinas http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/05/microsoft-officially-launches-silverlight/comment-page-1/#comment-1597060 Claude Gelinas Thu, 06 Sep 2007 02:49:10 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/05/microsoft-officially-launches-silverlight/#comment-1597060 The Silverlight video downloads are blazingly fast (on Windows Vista). I hate to think coding it requires .NET, though... The Silverlight video downloads are blazingly fast (on Windows Vista). I hate to think coding it requires .NET, though…

]]> By: steve ballmer http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/05/microsoft-officially-launches-silverlight/comment-page-1/#comment-1596998 steve ballmer Thu, 06 Sep 2007 02:12:27 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/05/microsoft-officially-launches-silverlight/#comment-1596998 The future is here people! http://fakesteveballmer.blogspot.com The future is here people!

http://fakestev...er.blogspot.com

]]> By: torquemada http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/05/microsoft-officially-launches-silverlight/comment-page-1/#comment-1596685 torquemada Wed, 05 Sep 2007 23:20:45 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/05/microsoft-officially-launches-silverlight/#comment-1596685 Dan Grossman... yeah, in Flash you can't, but try in AIR... Dan Grossman… yeah, in Flash you can’t, but try in AIR…

]]> By: s. W. http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/05/microsoft-officially-launches-silverlight/comment-page-1/#comment-1596676 s. W. Wed, 05 Sep 2007 23:18:45 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/05/microsoft-officially-launches-silverlight/#comment-1596676 "rave" reviews, or "paid" reviews? Silverpants (just look at that logo!) is too little too late, and will continue to be hampered by Microsoft's insistence that it control the DRM, it control the codecs, it control everything, and more widely adopted standards be damned. Good for them? It'll turn out as successful as whatever it was that Adobe tried to put up against Flash before the gave up and bought 'em. “rave” reviews, or “paid” reviews? Silverpants (just look at that logo!) is too little too late, and will continue to be hampered by Microsoft’s insistence that it control the DRM, it control the codecs, it control everything, and more widely adopted standards be damned. Good for them? It’ll turn out as successful as whatever it was that Adobe tried to put up against Flash before the gave up and bought ‘em.

]]> By: SL http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/05/microsoft-officially-launches-silverlight/comment-page-1/#comment-1596575 SL Wed, 05 Sep 2007 22:33:41 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/05/microsoft-officially-launches-silverlight/#comment-1596575 Silverlight 1.0 is mainly for videos and animations. It is not an applications platform. Silverlight 1.1 is the version that will usher in a new era of Web applications, dare I say Web 3.0. Version 1.1 includes practically all of WPF with the notable exception of 3D, which means Microsoft is essentially giving away a large part of Vista for free. Silverlight 1.0 is mainly for videos and animations. It is not an applications platform. Silverlight 1.1 is the version that will usher in a new era of Web applications, dare I say Web 3.0. Version 1.1 includes practically all of WPF with the notable exception of 3D, which means Microsoft is essentially giving away a large part of Vista for free.

]]> By: Ralf http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/05/microsoft-officially-launches-silverlight/comment-page-1/#comment-1596299 Ralf Wed, 05 Sep 2007 20:48:22 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/05/microsoft-officially-launches-silverlight/#comment-1596299 JavaScript does not perform to build fast desktop applications. Firefox Gecko is fastest possible and CPU clock rate have stopped increasing. There is a reason that MS Excel recalc engine is written in assembly code up to today. If you want fast, desktop apps (not clunky DHTML apps) you need to run natively, either by using something like Flash or Silverlight, which like mentioned above 1.1 using .NET will be the real kicker. MS has vastly better development tools than Flash. On top silverlight will run on Linux and Mac and .NET will support PHP, Python and Ruby. What else do you wish for? JavaScript does not perform to build fast desktop applications. Firefox Gecko is fastest possible and CPU clock rate have stopped increasing. There is a reason that MS Excel recalc engine is written in assembly code up to today. If you want fast, desktop apps (not clunky DHTML apps) you need to run natively, either by using something like Flash or Silverlight, which like mentioned above 1.1 using .NET will be the real kicker. MS has vastly better development tools than Flash. On top silverlight will run on Linux and Mac and .NET will support PHP, Python and Ruby. What else do you wish for?

]]> By: AW http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/05/microsoft-officially-launches-silverlight/comment-page-1/#comment-1596139 AW Wed, 05 Sep 2007 19:47:21 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/05/microsoft-officially-launches-silverlight/#comment-1596139 Here's some linkage about Moonlight (Linux version of Silverlight) and the Novell-Microsoft collaboration, since this post is pretty skimpy on relevant links: http://tirania.org/blog/archive/2007/Sep-05.html Here’s some linkage about Moonlight (Linux version of Silverlight) and the Novell-Microsoft collaboration, since this post is pretty skimpy on relevant links:

http://tirania....007/Sep-05.html

]]> By: Steve http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/05/microsoft-officially-launches-silverlight/comment-page-1/#comment-1596114 Steve Wed, 05 Sep 2007 19:39:58 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/05/microsoft-officially-launches-silverlight/#comment-1596114 Hey Johnnies, please debate this with technical details. Some of us would love to read it. thanks. Hey Johnnies, please debate this with technical details. Some of us would love to read it. thanks.

]]> By: xpherion http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/05/microsoft-officially-launches-silverlight/comment-page-1/#comment-1596092 xpherion Wed, 05 Sep 2007 19:32:12 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/05/microsoft-officially-launches-silverlight/#comment-1596092 Silverlight is cool Silverlight is cool

]]> By: Johnny http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/05/microsoft-officially-launches-silverlight/comment-page-1/#comment-1596035 Johnny Wed, 05 Sep 2007 19:09:27 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/05/microsoft-officially-launches-silverlight/#comment-1596035 Johnny just out of interest what have you created in Silverlight? Johnny just out of interest what have you created in Silverlight?

]]> By: Johnny http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/05/microsoft-officially-launches-silverlight/comment-page-1/#comment-1596032 Johnny Wed, 05 Sep 2007 19:08:34 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/05/microsoft-officially-launches-silverlight/#comment-1596032 @Johnny interesting you share the same name as me but i am sure that is all we share in common @Johnny interesting you share the same name as me but i am sure that is all we share in common

]]> By: Johnny http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/05/microsoft-officially-launches-silverlight/comment-page-1/#comment-1596020 Johnny Wed, 05 Sep 2007 19:04:17 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/05/microsoft-officially-launches-silverlight/#comment-1596020 @Johnny: hah It is called being informed. i know everything about AIR and JavaFx too.. but whatever, troll away. @Johnny: hah
It is called being informed. i know everything about AIR and JavaFx too.. but whatever, troll away.

]]> By: Johnny http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/05/microsoft-officially-launches-silverlight/comment-page-1/#comment-1596005 Johnny Wed, 05 Sep 2007 18:59:01 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/05/microsoft-officially-launches-silverlight/#comment-1596005 Avatar is sucking Microsofts dick Avatar is sucking Microsofts dick

]]> By: Johnny http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/05/microsoft-officially-launches-silverlight/comment-page-1/#comment-1595996 Johnny Wed, 05 Sep 2007 18:56:07 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/05/microsoft-officially-launches-silverlight/#comment-1595996 People say now that we can Ajax we can create desktop apps on the net, but any true Flash dveveloper will tell you that we have been doing that for years and going unnoticed. I dont think Silverlight will change the way i create apps, and i will be more then happy to argue my case with anyone that knows what they are talking about. johnny People say now that we can Ajax we can create desktop apps on the net, but any true Flash dveveloper will tell you that we have been doing that for years and going unnoticed. I dont think Silverlight will change the way i create apps, and i will be more then happy to argue my case with anyone that knows what they are talking about.

johnny

]]> By: Scott McAndrew http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/05/microsoft-officially-launches-silverlight/comment-page-1/#comment-1595970 Scott McAndrew Wed, 05 Sep 2007 18:44:48 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/05/microsoft-officially-launches-silverlight/#comment-1595970 Flash has happily been a staple in the designer and developer toolbox for quite some time; It's about time someone took a run at it. Competition serves the greater good. Flash has happily been a staple in the designer and developer toolbox for quite some time; It’s about time someone took a run at it. Competition serves the greater good.

]]> By: Dan Grossman http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/05/microsoft-officially-launches-silverlight/comment-page-1/#comment-1595902 Dan Grossman Wed, 05 Sep 2007 18:21:56 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/05/microsoft-officially-launches-silverlight/#comment-1595902 Comparisons to Flash are crazy. You can't run .NET, the full framework for developing modern desktop applications, within a Flash movie. You can do that with Silverlight. Full desktop apps, in your browser, without the destop and without installers. Comparisons to Flash are crazy. You can’t run .NET, the full framework for developing modern desktop applications, within a Flash movie. You can do that with Silverlight. Full desktop apps, in your browser, without the destop and without installers.

]]> By: dave8 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/05/microsoft-officially-launches-silverlight/comment-page-1/#comment-1595523 dave8 Wed, 05 Sep 2007 16:04:31 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/05/microsoft-officially-launches-silverlight/#comment-1595523 Despite all the silverlight bells and whistles, I would like to see more than just 30 search results using Tafitti. Despite all the silverlight bells and whistles, I would like to see more than just 30 search results using Tafitti.

]]> By: whoopie http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/05/microsoft-officially-launches-silverlight/comment-page-1/#comment-1595429 whoopie Wed, 05 Sep 2007 15:26:43 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/05/microsoft-officially-launches-silverlight/#comment-1595429 the web stack needs work and has its limits, but chucking it for a single-vendor standard is not the answer even if you have an open source implementation, its still microsoft doing the architecting, with no input don't use flash. don't use silverlight. the web stack needs work and has its limits, but chucking it for a single-vendor standard is not the answer

even if you have an open source implementation, its still microsoft doing the architecting, with no input

don’t use flash. don’t use silverlight.

]]> By: Paul http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/05/microsoft-officially-launches-silverlight/comment-page-1/#comment-1595196 Paul Wed, 05 Sep 2007 14:01:02 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/05/microsoft-officially-launches-silverlight/#comment-1595196 Late to the party. Flash has years and years of development put into it, and a huge developer community. The player's ubiquity and ease of download/upgrade is unmatched, and Adobe is *gasp* GOOD to their developers, provide great resources for them and adding great features to their tools. Not to mention, H.264 support in the next player release. I'm waiting for Silverlight's first security hole that exposes the entire OS to attack. I don't understand why MS would want to compete with Adobe in this market, they should be focused on their core competencies: operating systems and business software. Late to the party.

Flash has years and years of development put into it, and a huge developer community. The player’s ubiquity and ease of download/upgrade is unmatched, and Adobe is *gasp* GOOD to their developers, provide great resources for them and adding great features to their tools. Not to mention, H.264 support in the next player release.

I’m waiting for Silverlight’s first security hole that exposes the entire OS to attack.

I don’t understand why MS would want to compete with Adobe in this market, they should be focused on their core competencies: operating systems and business software.

]]> By: Nick http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/05/microsoft-officially-launches-silverlight/comment-page-1/#comment-1595111 Nick Wed, 05 Sep 2007 13:27:52 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/05/microsoft-officially-launches-silverlight/#comment-1595111 If you like drooling at moving pictures, Flash is great. If you use the Web to get information or otherwise accomplish something useful, Flash is a complete waste of time. I expect the same will be true of Silverlight. If you like drooling at moving pictures, Flash is great. If you use the Web to get information or otherwise accomplish something useful, Flash is a complete waste of time.

I expect the same will be true of Silverlight.

]]> By: 夜蝴蝶别馆 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/05/microsoft-officially-launches-silverlight/comment-page-1/#comment-1595077 夜蝴蝶别馆 Wed, 05 Sep 2007 13:12:45 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/05/microsoft-officially-launches-silverlight/#comment-1595077 <strong>Silverlight 1.0 released!...</strong>   Microsoft在今天早些时候，放出了所谓的Flash杀手Silverlight的1.0版本。  Silverlight和Flash一样，也提供了跨浏览器的支持。   有消息称，微软也将在linux上放出Silverlight的特定版本Moonlight.    ... Silverlight 1.0 released!…

  Microsoft在今天早些时候，放出了所谓的Flash杀手Silverlight的1.0版本。  Silverlight和Flash一样，也提供了跨浏览器的支持。   有消息称，微软也将在linux上放出Silverlight的特定版本Moonlight.    …

]]> By: Mike Potter http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/05/microsoft-officially-launches-silverlight/comment-page-1/#comment-1595075 Mike Potter Wed, 05 Sep 2007 13:11:23 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/05/microsoft-officially-launches-silverlight/#comment-1595075 Oh the irony... An interview with the Silverlight development leader posted in Flash video. Too funny. Mike Oh the irony… An interview with the Silverlight development leader posted in Flash video. Too funny.

Mike

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