Silverlight 3.0 Released, Allows Apps Outside the Browser

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Friday July 10, 2009 @05:17AM from the trying-desperately-to-regain-the-cool-factor dept.

Many different sources are reporting that Microsoft has unleashed the third major version of Silverlight to the masses. With 3.0 we see things like better 3D graphics support, the ability to offload tasks to a GPU, and the ability to run apps outside of the browser. "Silverlight's video capabilities have always been impressive when compared to Flash, and the new version boasts some new features that should keep the competition with Flash hot. It uses a media broadcasting technology Microsoft calls Smooth Streaming, an adaptive technology for playing the same H.264 video stream at the highest bitrate the device and its bandwidth limitations will allow. So if you've got a fast computer with an HD monitor and a wide open pipe, you'll see super high quality video at up to full 1080p HD. If you've got a dinky smartphone with mid-level data service, you'll see a constrained version of the same video."

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Re:3D graphics support by Anonymous Coward · 2009-07-10 05:22 · Score: 3, Funny

And then Chrome OS can run Silverlight which will run Windows 7 with Aero and everybody wins!
Hey! I like my "dinky"! by S7urm · 2009-07-10 05:22 · Score: 1, Funny

............oh wait
your referring to a cellphone aren't you?

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Lets learn it all over again..... by icebike · 2009-07-10 06:01 · Score: 3, Funny

> the ability to run apps outside of the browser.
What could Possibly go wrong with that?!?

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Re:Feature creep by davidbrit2 · 2009-07-10 08:46 · Score: 2, Funny

It's the second bullet-point down from "feeding the fish while you're away".