It's amusing to see how many times Steve Balmer name dropped 'Silverlight' in his post :). Backpedalling ahoy!
My concern from the beginning has specifically been with the phrase “Our Silverlight strategy and focus going forward has shifted". Bob says that's not a negative statement in his post, but I disagree. Microsoft "shifted" their strategy away from Windows Mobile, and look what happened with it - practically nothing for years. After Microsoft released IE6 their strategy "shifted" - again work on that product halted for years. It wasn't like either of them were perfect, and couldn't have done with more work! It was easier to brush off Scott Barnes' tweets as those of an ex-softie that *might not* have the current full picture and strategic insight of Microsoft, but harder when the controversy stems from the current president of the Server and Tools division. You could say that it was simply a bad choice of words, but added to Scott Barnes' tips starts painting a bad picture for Silverlight's future. Stating that their strategy has shifted sends the wrong message to CTOs, and creates the PR nightmare we are all faced with now. Personally, I still have faith in Silverlight and its potential (both current and future), and evidence showed that Microsoft shares it too (LightSwitch, Windows Phone 7, etc). I just hope that Microsoft continues to see that potential through before chucking it on the backburner, and doesn't abuse that faith. Currently they have a rather demoralised community, and it's going to take a lot to prop it back up. Because those of us promoting Silverlight will have a lot more work to do to now promoting the platform. If one good thing comes from this controversy, it is that the community has spoken, and it will *not* be happy with a shift in strategy. Maybe, just maybe, that will impact positively internally at Microsoft. Chris On 2 November 2010 07:19, Winston Pang <[email protected]> wrote: > Man do you ever sleep? Haha you seem to operate in US time. > > Bobs post seems to be getting some interesting replies... > > > Sent from my iPad > > On 02/11/2010, at 5:28 AM, Jose Fajardo <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Here's Microsoft's official statements > > > Bob Muglia has posted extensively on the Silverlight Team Blog: > <http://team.silverlight.net>http://team.silverlight.net > > > Steve Ballmer has also commented on his PDC blog: > <http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2010/nov10/11-01Statement.mspx> > http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2010/nov10/11-01Statement.mspx > > > > .... either believe them or not completely up to you guys! > > > Note: The information contained in this message and any attachment to it > is privileged, confidential and protected from disclosure. If the reader of > this message is not the intended recipient, or an employee or agent > responsible for delivering this message to the intended recipient, you are > hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this > communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this > communication in error, please notify the sender immediately by replying to > the message, and please delete it from your system. Thank you. Cynergy > Systems. > > _______________________________________________ > ozsilverlight mailing list > [email protected] > http://prdlxvm0001.codify.net/mailman/listinfo/ozsilverlight > > > _______________________________________________ > ozsilverlight mailing list > [email protected] > http://prdlxvm0001.codify.net/mailman/listinfo/ozsilverlight > >
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