Fox.com prompts me to install the Move player–not Silverlight.

The delta between 2.0 and 3.0 is a lot more manageable.

Additionally Moonlight’s 2.0 alpha includes already 3.0 features.

Really? Why? have you actually used it? I use it every day… and I don’t have issues and I don’t have problems.

It’s just a way of thinking and people are set in it.

Somehow I should feel good for paying 1000’s of dollars for a computer that gives me much less than what I can get out of a PC.

It’s like going to Starbucks and paying $5+ for a large frap. Screw that, I can go to McDonalds, as you say, and get a frap for cheaper, that’s better.

Why do you think Starbucks are closing down? Because McDonalds beat them at their own game.

It’s only a matter of time for the “User Experience” to catch up to Apple, and then what will they be left with? Expensive computers/laptops that no one will be willing to buy.

It’s all about price to me… and honestly Apple doesn’t get my money for just being a brand.

Same with Alienware. It’s just a brand that you are paying for, nothing more nothing less.

The technical merit alone doesn’t justify giving them more power that they’ll use to stomp out competition in other markets. That is what they do, every single time. I don’t know about you, but I prefer competition in my markets.

Look at Bing. The arrow on the bottom right to change pictures REQUIRES silverlight. In other words: goodbye mobile devices! There’s no technical reason for this, it’s just MS pushing it’s agenda. Has google ever required a plugin on the google.com? I don’t think so!

I understand the need for devs to be able to create rich content, but just like you said, it needs to be FREE and OPEN or it’s just another trap in the end.