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Silverlight Developers Rally Against Windows 8

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the we're-not-gonna-take-it dept.

aesoteric writes "A legion of Silverlight developers have threatened revolt after Microsoft made no mention of Silverlight or .Net in the vendor's brief video preview for its upcoming Windows 8 operating system. Developers expressed fears Microsoft might let their investment in skills 'die on the vine' as Redmond finally embraces open standards. Microsoft, for their part, have told developers they can't say more until September."

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  1. Evil overlord's minions demand more evil. by Alex+Belits · · Score: 5, Funny

    A much better headline.

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  2. in other news... by s4m7 · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...there's a legion of silverlight developers.

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    1. Re:in other news... by Yvan256 · · Score: 4, Funny

      Yeah, those 23 guys are gonna be pissed!

    2. Re:in other news... by DarwinSurvivor · · Score: 3, Funny

      From what I hear it's a implementation of silverlight just as much as IE6 was an implementation of HTML.

    3. Re:in other news... by jason.sweet · · Score: 4, Funny

      Judging by their overreaction to what was NOT said, I don't think they are guys.

  3. Re:I am a Silverlight Developer by jrumney · · Score: 5, Funny

    ... we used Silverlight to create a product. Now, you may think that's insane, but what we wanted to deliver was a very rich user experience over the web that was cross platform.

    Sorry, but I read that, and reread it several times to make sure I hadn't missed anything, but I still don't see any reason to stop thinking you are insane.

  4. Re:Too bad, so sad by Myopic · · Score: 4, Funny

    I've never learned a tool without learning some skills that did apply down the road.

    Congratulations on avoiding VB.

  5. Investment in skills? by Angstroem · · Score: 5, Funny

    Hey, Commodore! How could you let my investment ins skills die on the vine! Bring back the C64 and the Amiga!