Is Silverlight Going To Change The Web?
April 20, 2007
Filed Under Blog
The great thing about the web is that is always changing. The bad thing about the web is that is always changing. So, when Microsoft makes an announcement about a new web offering, you never know which way it is going to go.
Microsoft has been making rumblings in the web space with its announcement of Silverlight, a new browser plug-in targeted as being a “Flash killer” and offering the ability of streaming HD video on both Macs and PCs.
If it does what it says, media sites should be excited with the opportunity to push out full-screen 720p HD video to their website visitors. Silverlight also offers new opportunities for small downloading games,” or as Atomic Fusion refers to them: impulse games.
To learn more about Silverlight and what it brings to the web development table, check out one of Microsoft’s developer blogs.