What is Microsoft Silverlight?
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Let’s be frank: Microsoft makes the world a more efficient place. Whether it’s at work, your home office, or on your teenager’s computer, Microsoft makes the world go ‘round. Just when you think they’ve covered every market they could, they introduce a new product or application, and it leaves you wondering how you could have gone so long without it. In this case, that application is Silverlight. Keep reading for a close look at the recently-released Silverlight 3.0
In October of 2008,MicrosoftreleasedSilverlight, a free runtime programmable web browser plug-in that powers rich application experiences and delivers high quality, interactive video across multiple platforms and browsers, using the .NET framework. Some of the features it enables include animation, vector graphics, and audio-video playback that characterize rich Internet applications.
As quickly as things move in the digital age, a 2008 program can seem as outdated as one created in 1999. Microsoft makes improvements quickly though, and as recently as March 18th of this year they released the beta of Silverlight 3.0. Unlike its predecessor, it is compatible with multiple web browser products used on Microsoft WindowsandMac OS X operation systems. So, why is Silverlight such an important development? Let’s find out.
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