Silverlight 2 recently came out. Biggest improvement over the Beta?
It works with Firefox.
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Then there is Mono 2.0; the .NET companion to non-Windows users everywhere.
If you aren't using Windows, support Microsoft's allowing this to be possible, and further, the hard work of the devs at Novell.
The only sad news to Mono 2.0 is a sad joke they could have used for the naming of either Silverlight/Moonlight or ASP.Net...
Monorail.
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Speaking of browser plug-ins and the underlying code...
Adobe released Flash Player 10.
Nothing too big here, as Adobe was retarded and didn't make a 64 bit version of it public yet.
Yes, any features in Flash Player 10 are discounted from my view as small until Adobe can get its act together and recompile as 64 bit.
If I had a list of the top ten major tech companies, Adobe would be at risk of moving down a few notches because of this. With Microsoft staring them down, do they really want Microsoft to take the market as they stumble? Or at very least, can't they make good on their word?
The biggest stumbling of Flash currently is lack of portability. While I admire the release of GPU acceleration as a very awesome feature, I don't think it is so much to ask for 64 bit support.
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And on problems with plug-ins...
The Mac Ads section of the Apple site does not work (I've tried on several computers) with Firefox, but does with IE. This is a pity as I had to install Apple's crappy QuickTime plug-in, and it still doesn't work.
The ads I was to watch complains about the spending Microsoft is doing to fix the lies Apple has spread, and they can't even spend enough money to get their site to work with the second most popular browser!
Even Microsoft can make their plug-ins work with Firefox.
Furthermore, who pays more for R&D then Microsoft? Even the EU, who has a history of suing Microsoft, recognizes Microsoft as number 1 in R&D in their rankings. A little money for a ad campaign or two to repair major brand damage does not Windows development stop.
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Since you've been doing the "Without a Clue" series so well, I thought I'd point out a couple folks in need of "enlightenment":
1. http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2332756,00.asp
I think an Apple comparison is quite apropos here.
2. PCMag's Tim Bajarin. Take any of his posts and you'll find BS. This guy is apparently the director of some "research/analyst" firm. And he gets paid for his nonsense.
His last post about net-books is an exercise in illogical thinking
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