Microsoft Silverlight 2
Microsoft announced on October 13, 2008, that the final version of their Silverlight 2 media player will be available for download on Tuesday, October 14. Features new to Microsoft Silverlight 2 include improved cross-platform support, deep zoom technology and more.1
Fast Facts
- Microsoft Silverlight 2 is an Adobe Flash competitor2
- Silverlight 2 will run with Firefox, Safari, and Internet Explorer browsers2
- Features new to Silverlight 2 include skinning and template support, improved networking support, built-in DRM, advertising support2
- According to developer Scott Guthrie, Microsoft is interested in running Silverlight 2 on the Apple iPhone and the T-Mobile G11
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"We launched Silverlight just over a year ago, and already one in four consumers worldwide has access to a computer with Silverlight already installed." -- Microsoft developer Scott Guthrie
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