On Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 1:32 PM, David Connors <[email protected]> wrote: > On Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 12:31 PM, James Chapman-Smith > <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> If I'm going to develop a new "web-based" application in HTML or >> Silverlight, what would the comparative effort be like? And really, what >> kind of pros & cons are worth evaluating? >> >> >> >> By HTML I am thinking ASP.NET MVC, but it could be something else >> ".NET"-ish. > > What is the target audience? If it is something that you're targeting at a > mass market, using SL is suicide IMO. > http://www.statowl.com/silverlight.php > 40% of users either don't/can't/won't have SL installed. Wave goodbye to > their money. >
Yeh it's sad that plugins like SL and Flash have these issues since alternatives need to be cross browser compatible which is still very annoying. > -- > David Connors | [email protected] | www.codify.com > Software Engineer > Codify Pty Ltd > Phone: +61 (7) 3210 6268 | Facsimile: +61 (7) 3210 6269 | Mobile: +61 417 > 189 363 > V-Card: https://www.codify.com/cards/davidconnors > Address Info: https://www.codify.com/contact > >
