HTML5 is no panacea, either... It's a loosely defined "standard" that will be even more loosely adhered to. Welcome back to 1999.
Proprietary plug-ins aren't necessarily a bad thing. Adobe's plug-in is both bloated and insecure, and that's the bad thing. * * *ASB* *http://XeeMe.com/AndrewBaker* *Harnessing the Advantages of Technology for the SMB market… * On Thu, Jan 19, 2012 at 8:20 AM, Ben Scott <[email protected]> wrote: > On Thu, Jan 19, 2012 at 8:09 AM, Richard McClary > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Not sure exactly what Silverlight is, but isn’t it MS’s attempt to give > an > > alternative to Adobe products? Looks like they’re doing a pretty good > job! > > Yah, Microsoft positions it as an alternative to Adobe Flash. Just > what the world needed, another proprietary web content plug-in. > > Fortunately, the market seems to be choosing a third option, and > going with HTML5 and JavaScript for the future. > > -- Ben > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
