Microsoft's Silverlight Strategy 'Has Shifted'

An anonymous reader writes "It looks like Microsoft might finally be realizing that Silverlight can't cover every platform, according to this conversation with Bob Muglia: '... when it comes to touting Silverlight as Microsoft’s vehicle for delivering a cross-platform runtime, "our strategy has shifted," Muglia told [ZDNet]. Silverlight will continue to be a cross-platform solution, working on a variety of operating system/browser platforms, going forward, he said. "But HTML is the only true cross platform solution for everything, including (Apple's) iOS platform," Muglia said.'"

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P.S.

[bonch]

Further, how is Firewire their preferred standard when every iPod and iPhone comes with a USB connector? Apple has always been the biggest supporter of USB. They even put extra USB ports on their keyboards and cinema displays, for crying out loud.

Re:HTML5

[NortonDC]

"Apple put it in the iMac in 1998 and excluded all other port types."

and then

"I know the iMac had the irDA port."

Now that you've established that you knew your statement was false when you made it, there's not much point in having a factual discussion with you anymore.

Good day.