Exactly a month ago we reported on Microsoft’s new experimental, Silverlight-based search site named Tafiti.
Our verdict then: it’s visually attractive but not functional enough to make many people use it on a daily basis.
Well, Microsoft hasn’t been doing much to change that opinion. But they have been making it even prettier (if you consider well-rendered Master Chiefs pretty).
The company has launched a Halo 3 themed version of Tafiti for next week’s release of that highly-anticipated game. You can still access the original theme, but Halo 3 will be the default theme for the meantime.
Aside from further showcasing Silverlight’s visual capabilities, the theme also allows users to search within Halo-related sites using a “Live Search Macro”.
If you’re getting excited about these Halo 3 “enhancements” to Tafiti, you’ll probably be interested in CrunchGear’s recent Halo 3 coverage (how’s that for an ad?).
Mark, did you check Quintura visual-based search? It’s ads-free)
Silverlight is the most revolutionary ans sophisticated product since DOS!
You guys should be impressed, the site does mouseovers, blinking text, moving gifs, email, …..
http://fakesteveballmer.blogspot.com
Silverwhat?
Who in his own sanity uses that piece of locked-in proprietary crap?
Jesus, no wonder we hate M$ so much…
I won’t c it
http://vidsonly.blogspot.c
@Silversucks:
Obviously, you don’t know what Silverlight is.
*shakes head*
You should have put a bigger emphasis on “You can still access the original theme…”.
I don’t like the Halo 3 theme much either, but that doesn’t mean that you have to write a special post to mock Microsoft’s silverlight demo site. Sheesh.
Obviously the word ‘demo’ hasn’t gotten through to people.