Netflix, that is the only reason. If Netflix instant streaming didn't require Silverlight I would never have installed it.
Poll: Do you have Silverlight installed?
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Re: Poll: Do you have Silverlight installed?
#102Earlier quoted context omitted.
From what I hear, it's basically their dev platform for WP7, in the same way that Apple hasn't canceled CocoaTouch and google hasn't binned Android. HTML5 is not the be all end all of the internet (yet).
Silverlight is like Java applets, not like CocoaTouch or Android. With such bizarre unrelated comparisons why didn't you also point out that Ford still makes the Mustang?
Huh? CocoaTouch is the standard API for iPhone, Silverlight is the standard API for Windows Phone 7. How is it an unrelated comparison?
Re: Poll: Do you have Silverlight installed?
#103I answered no, but http://www.silverlightversion.com/ claims I have 4.0 installed. Which is strange, beacause I contantly see little "Install Silverlight to view this video" buttons when browsing Microsoft sites. Maybe most Silverlight content requires a newer version or something? Or it just doesn't work in Firefox.
4 is the newest version and it should work fine in Firefox. Dunno what's up.
Re: Poll: Do you have Silverlight installed?
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Re: Poll: Do you have Silverlight installed?
#105Earlier quoted context omitted.
I do not understand what's going through the mind of a developer who makes a site to display a software version number and does not have a special case for not installed . Incredible.
function doit(){ var parts = Array("ver-major", "ver-minor", "ver-build", "ver-revision"); //try firefox/non-IE version. var nav = navigator.plugins["Silverlight Plug-In"]; if (nav) { for (var i = 0; i All I can say is... "interesting" EDIT: that is the code they are using as of this posting
hey, you found my crappy little site ;)
the IE version will correctly state "not installed" but apparently the FF/Non-IE is returning a non-null nav object, thus printing the zeros.
btw- the reason for creating this site- extracting the exact version number is not straightforward, for some reason. MS decided to let us have isVersionSupported(), instead of a simple getVersion() or similiar. Thus, loop it.
Re: Poll: Do you have Silverlight installed?
#106I answered no, but http://www.silverlightversion.com/ claims I have 4.0 installed. Which is strange, beacause I contantly see little "Install Silverlight to view this video" buttons when browsing Microsoft sites. Maybe most Silverlight content requires a newer version or something? Or it just doesn't work in Firefox.
I think this happens with some really early versions of silverlight applets not being compatible with the newer 4.0 stuff. I think
Re: Poll: Do you have Silverlight installed?
#107Browser Penetration is at 62%... guess HN hates MS extra hard. http://www.riastats.com/ And for all the haters... it's better than flash.
"And for all the haters... it's better than flash." Silverlight is a me-too Flash clone that came at a time when Flash is a barely-tolerated but waning evil. It is by a company that has a severe conflicts of interest problem. It isn't hate, and you don't have to be a hater, to see the incredible problem with it.
on the plus side (and why I personally am using it):
it allows a "real" language to be run in-browser. .Net code can now be used on the webserver, desktop form apps, in-browser...(I'd add mobile devices, but that part would be a bit embarrassing.).
Re: Poll: Do you have Silverlight installed?
#108Earlier quoted context omitted.
I do not understand what's going through the mind of a developer who makes a site to display a software version number and does not have a special case for not installed . Incredible.
No, they have a special case for not installed...you just need silverlight to display it.
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Re: Poll: Do you have Silverlight installed?
#109Earlier quoted context omitted.
Bing Maps requires Silverlight for some features. I found that out when I tried Bing recently, but found that Microsoft is more interested in pushing their own technology than pushing their search engine. Microsoft also recently did a project with NASA that requires Silverlight. Thanks, Microsoft.
the SL enabled Bing Maps is amazing. Try it if you haven't. - hit the 3D button.
That's not Silverlight. It doesn't work on Mac. IE makes you download a setup file for "3D Bing Maps" app.
Re: Poll: Do you have Silverlight installed?
#110Yes and No.
No in my main Ubuntu desktop. Yes in my virtual box'd windows environment, for netflix.