On 27 Dec 2007 at 12:26, Steve Kelsay wrote:
> WTH is Microsoft Silverlight, and why and I suddenly besieged by pop ups
> wanting me to install it?
>
> Please, Mommy, make it go away! (G)
Bad news, you're probably going to have to install Silverlight soon, at least
if you have senior-level users [PHBs] who access microsoft.com for any reason.
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Slashdot | MS To Push Silverlight Via Redesigned Microsoft.com
"It looks like Microsoft is getting desperate about the dismal rates of
Silverlight adoption by consumers and developers since its release earlier
this year. According to NeoSmart Technologies, Microsoft is preparing a
fully Silverlight-powered redesign of their website [1], doing away with
most HTML pages entirely. With over 60 million unique users visiting
Microsoft.com a month, Microsoft's last-ditch effort might be what it
takes to breathe some life back into Silverlight. The article notes: 'At
the moment, very few non-Microsoft-owned sites are using Silverlight at
all; let alone for the entire UI.'"
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http://slashdot.org/articles/08/01/03/1537227.shtml
[1] http://neosmart.net/blog/2008/redesigned-microsoft-website-to-use-
silverlight/
The article has the following line which *_may_* mean we can avoid it for a
while ...
"While Microsoft will no doubt be making an alternative HTML interface
available for a mixture of legal and practical purposes, ..."
The article concludes with:
You can either view NeoSmart Technologies screenshot gallery [2] of the
upcoming Microsoft.com re-design or attempt to access the beta link [3]
directly (working as of 01/03/08); but still pictures don't really do the
interface justice. Where the new UI really shines is the overall grace and
fluidity of the interface, with gentle hover effects and fade in/out
transitions that are done just right.
[2] http://neosmart.net/gallery/v/apps/Silverlight_MS/
[3] http://www.microsoft.com/beta/downloads/About.aspx
Egads.
A
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