tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19798349.post5690538411748192098..comments2024-03-22T12:20:48.920+00:00Comments on open...: Right Royal Society ScandalGlyn Moodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04436885795882611585noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19798349.post-1178133965601018362010-01-21T21:19:51.738+00:002010-01-21T21:19:51.738+00:00Michael,
Silverlight doesn't work well on a M...Michael,<br /><br />Silverlight doesn't work well on a Mac or Linux OS computer, it's designed to be a part of the Windows OS, and doesn't translate well. And of course you have the issue that I stopped using Microsoft software for a reason - and I <b>'DO NOT WANT THEIR SHIT ON MY COMPUTER'</b> ever again.<br /><br />The other consideration is that HTML5 is superior to Silverlight for content delivery, and can easily be implemented on any browser, including Internet Explorer (there's already a plug-in devised by Google which I am told works well). And of course avoiding Internet Explorer is a good idea, it being the most insecure browser in existence.<br /><br />http://limulus.wordpress.com/2010/01/20/microsoft-lies-to-your-face-about-browser-security/Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18354974465136846413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19798349.post-65309572862376212622010-01-21T17:36:23.288+00:002010-01-21T17:36:23.288+00:00@Michael: indeed; but the key point here is that t...@Michael: indeed; but the key point here is that the other versions are inferior (at least nominally) to the one locked into Windows.Glyn Moodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04436885795882611585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19798349.post-72192583664129294632010-01-21T17:31:39.914+00:002010-01-21T17:31:39.914+00:00Just as a correction to the above comment, there a...Just as a correction to the above comment, there are three versions available. The WPF version is Windows-only, as you state, the Silverlight one works on Windows, Mac and Linux, and the Accessible one on all platforms.Michael Stockinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10178649648399450396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19798349.post-58262382901048249842010-01-19T13:32:04.037+00:002010-01-19T13:32:04.037+00:00Scandalous true. However Microsoft spends a lot of...Scandalous true. However Microsoft spends a lot of money trying to keep things locked up so that only Windows users can access them, and they are going to have some successes.<br /><br />EFF UK should launch lawsuits against any publicly funded organizations that disenfranchise the public through the use of closed standards.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18354974465136846413noreply@blogger.com