• Microsoft Silverlight Updates

Got rid of Silverlight because it was breaking the 'Insert' functions of Hotmail. Who woulda thunk that an MS product would break another MS product. Way to go Microsoft. Keep up the good work. Other than that and the prior gripe I mentioned about the Silverlight, it does do better than Adobe Flash IMO, but just ain't catching on. I doubt it will be around much longer. There's only one site in the past year I came across that required it, and that was a car dealership, so I moved on elsewhere.

Now 2 stars for breaking Hotmail. Don't know if this version resolves that problem, but I just don't care enough to have it installed anymore. @soldier1st: not entirely true. 'It is a cross-browser, cross-platform technology. It runs in all popular Web browsers, including Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, and Apple Safari, Google Chrome, and on Microsoft Windows and Apple Mac OS X.' For the Linux crowd there is (with limitations in regard to protection): As to it being good or bad. My opinion is it gets the job done.

Microsoft Silverlight Updates

It may be a moot point, since according to this artlcle, Microsoft is de-emphasizing Silverlight in favor of HTML5. I am a netflix subscriber and to watch movies you have to install microsoft silverlight. IPad, and Mac platforms. Advertise on MacRumors. Editorial Director. Email • Twitter. Microsoft Silverlight for Mac is a powerful development tool for creating engaging, interactive user experiences for Web and mobile applications.Silverlight is a free plug-in, powered by the.NET framework and compatible with multiple browsers, devices and operating systems, bringing a new level of interactivity wherever the Web works.

I think that Oracle's lack of commitment and apparent apathy for anyone using their 'free' product sends a message to the development community that they are not interested unless you've got the cash to play. Just my two cents. Read the Oracle Licensing documentation.