14 DAY TRIAL // From the makers of the "Life At Microsoft - The Truth Revealed" we now have yet another piece of video that delivers a deep insight into what goes on behind the closed doors over at the Redmond campus. This time around, the focus is on the effects caused by the introduction of Silverlight technology. Microsoft delivered Silverlight 1 as a cross-browser and cross-platform, and now even cross-device plug-in for rich and interactive Internet experiences in 2007. In early March 2008, the Redmond company evolved Silverlight to version 2.0, and delivered Beta 1 for download. But at the same time, little thought was given to the impact Silverlight was going to deliver on the world.
"Trying Silverlight can lead to an addiction. We know this. But you're not alone. Whether you're a Developer, Designer or just a web junkie...there's people out there just like you. Don't be afraid to come forward. Share your story with us. It's okay. In a unique move, we decided to allow cameras into one of our Silverlight Rehab meetings. Brace yourself it's not easy to watch," revealed Channel 10's Tina Wood.
You will be able to see in the video segment embedded at the bottom of this article the pain, torment and distress caused by Silverlight 1.0, deepened by Silverlight 2.0 and exacerbated by Silverlight for mobile devices. Microsoft's perspective will reveal that it's no joking matter. And with the company having hit no less than 1.5 million installations on a daily basis, Silverlight is bound to cause more damage. Microsoft Silverlight 2.0 Beta 1 is available for download here.
"With Silverlight 2 we focused our effort really kind of on three different spaces. One is on the media -- continue to enhance the media capabilities that Silverlight has. You're going to see some great features there. We're then entering the Rich Internet Application space and really let you build powerful applications. You're going to see a lot of great stuff there. And then we're also enabling Silverlight to run not just on Mac and Windows and Linux boxes, but also on mobile devices, and we're going to finish up the keynote showing off some of the capabilities that you can do there," stated Scott Guthrie, Corporate Vice President, .NET Developer Division back at MIX08.