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The strange thing about this example of Embrace an...

2009-11-26T12:51:05.874-08:00

The strange thing about this example of Embrace and Extend is that usually, you first have to have people actually use your platform ...

Does anyone develop in Silverlight who isn't already a MS platform specialist?

I don't understand why anyone would touch silv...

2009-11-25T19:04:46.348-08:00

I don't understand why anyone would touch silverlight. Isn't this just ActiveX 2.0? I would have major questions over the security of this product.

Hopefully progress with open source HTML5 standard...

2009-11-25T17:49:29.499-08:00

Hopefully progress with open source HTML5 standards will make flash and silverlight both irrelevant

I agree with .. well.. "anonymous". T...

2009-11-25T17:34:03.701-08:00

I agree with .. well.. "anonymous". This is classic Microsoft behavior. They offer a product, get everyone hooked then start deviating from the standard in such a way that makes using a non-Windows platform is buggy at best and difficult for the rest.

The irony is that I work in a Windows shop. I support Microsoft because their platform is so full of holes and so unstable that I have managed to pay for my college education, 4 houses, several cars and a six figure bank account balance on the backs of companies who continue to use their products. Using Silverlight, even in an enterprise, simply paints companies further into a corner when it comes to Microsoft licensing fees and higher salaries for IT workers. I think this is a great solution for everyone involved.

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To anonymous #1: This is nothing more than a blat...

2009-11-25T15:34:03.375-08:00

To anonymous #1:

This is nothing more than a blatant spin on classic EEE behavior. First Microsoft offers a cross platform tool. Then they have some "secret sauce" version that works only in Windows. A bunch of "the sun rises and sets on Visual Studio" developers use the secret sauce. Everyone else is out in the cold.

You sound like someone that's 1) Never used another platform, 2) Doesn't learn from history, and 3) Has a positive bias towards Microsoft.

Making COM available for Silverlight application c...

2009-11-25T04:36:23.152-08:00

Making COM available for Silverlight application could be a new security issue. Malware developers will be happy to have access to all Windows resources and will use it to implant their malware. What will Microsoft do to stop them?

So Microsoft add a feature and suddenly cross plat...

2009-11-25T04:33:14.591-08:00

So Microsoft add a feature and suddenly cross platform support is over??? If you're going to post an argument make sure you have solid backing as this post just sounds like someone who 1. doesn't understand product development and 2. hasn't used Silverlight and 3. has a negative biase to anything Microsoft.