Again, watch the video. This was a huge project and in the video the guy says they targeted Windows and Mac because they account for 98% of the market. He goes on to explain their next target is the mobile platform(s). He also says that Linux isn't out of the question once all that is done. But by then I'm sure some clever hacker will have it running in Linux anyhow.
The real advantages of Silverlight over Flash are the languages supported and the UI extensibility. Ever try programming in AcrionScript?
Before you jump on the MS bashing bandwagon please take a look at the linked video. Even better, download the client plugin and view the demos. It's cross platform and supports a ton of languages including C#, Ruby, Javascript, etc.
Uh, wake up call. The US economy is arguably the best economy in the history of the world. In fact, it's probably down hill from here. Record unemployment. Low interest rates. DJIA highest ever. Dude, let go the crackpipe and look around.
The EU has been very heavy handed recently using any and all trade laws to hurt tech companies. It would be nice to have one or two of them say "screw you" and pull out of the market. A EU without Apple, Hitachi, Toshiba or Microsoft?
A bunch of you guys would have badmouthed the US had they reported his firing for ANY reason in the first place. Anyone want to speculate how much information the guy transferred before he jumped the fence.
Venezuela in particular is going through a phase where the few in control of the government and military have decided to steal any valuable private resources. In such circumstances it is typical for regular citizens to assume that such behavior is valid and start viewing wealth and success as obvious signs of "unfairness" and do some vigilante confiscation.
This tends to be self correcting in the log term. Sooner or later everyone is miserable and the few folks who are industrious find a way to move where they can actually benefit from their efforts (Atlas Shrugged). In particular, in Venezuela when the crooked politicians destroy the oil infrastructure through greed and neglect. Unfortunately, the average guy gets the sort end of the stick in any event.
Nicaragua may start slipping down that slope too, but they don't have as far to go since the only industry that started producing any benefit for them was tourism and land development. Both of those will wither if Nicaragua continues down the path of the last few months.
The method separates content, form, and function of the computer application so that each may be accessed or modified separately. The method includes creating arbitrary objects, managing the arbitrary objects throughout their life cycle in an object library, and deploying the arbitrary objects in a design framework for use in complex computer applications.
Sounds like any application framework to me. Just because the language syntax is different, why should it be patentable just because it's XML? This was granted in 2004, what about MS's own WSC (Windows Script Component) component architecture fro mth lat 1990's? Isn't that the predecessor to.NET component architecture?
The actual costs for properly documenting a patent are MUCH higher. IANAL and YANAL so look into it sometime. And even if you get one you have to be able to spend the money and time to defend it.
You are correct. It would have been more proper to say the market supports codecs that aren't limited to use by large commercial companies with deep pocketbooks. OGG is great and you do see more and more adoption but it has to compete with a free, for most practical purposes, established alternative - MP3. FLAC compression only appeals to a narrow niche who value fidelity over size. Plus the name sucks.
Silverlight is more like Adobe/Macromedia Flash/ActionScript than simply a streaming technology. "Silverlight is a cross-browser, cross-platform plug-in for delivering the next generation of media experiences and rich interactive applications (RIAs) for the Web."
No, actually I was trying to make the same point to another commenter. In this case the person was implying that the W3C standard was a valid alternative that MS could have chosen to adopt instead.
It's up to content producers to decide what video codec they use. MPEG-4 is a valid alternative and the market seems to lean toward non-proprietary media codes.
Actually, I don't believe there is much that would prevent someone from writing an extension to Mono that supports Silverlight (WPF/E) applications. Silverlight is basically XAML + C# running as a browser add-in.
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Again, watch the video. This was a huge project and in the video the guy says they targeted Windows and Mac because they account for 98% of the market. He goes on to explain their next target is the mobile platform(s). He also says that Linux isn't out of the question once all that is done. But by then I'm sure some clever hacker will have it running in Linux anyhow.
The real advantages of Silverlight over Flash are the languages supported and the UI extensibility. Ever try programming in AcrionScript?
Dude, you can run it now in apple.
Before you jump on the MS bashing bandwagon please take a look at the linked video. Even better, download the client plugin and view the demos. It's cross platform and supports a ton of languages including C#, Ruby, Javascript, etc.
It's a cross platform CLR? I don't read any negative comments at all.
http://channel9.msdn.com/showpost.aspx?postid=3045 08
Imagine a Victorian era toilet washer trying to describe the difference between a computer and an astrolabe. That's how stupid your argument sounds.
The rumors of Vista's demise are greatly exaggerated.
Uh, wake up call. The US economy is arguably the best economy in the history of the world. In fact, it's probably down hill from here. Record unemployment. Low interest rates. DJIA highest ever. Dude, let go the crackpipe and look around.
They bought Macromedia (Flash, Dreamweaver, etc.)
If your a Democrat then, yes, the economy is broken.
Run for President, fix the economy, the political system and world strife then pardon himself. He's got my vote.
The EU has been very heavy handed recently using any and all trade laws to hurt tech companies. It would be nice to have one or two of them say "screw you" and pull out of the market. A EU without Apple, Hitachi, Toshiba or Microsoft?
Canadians should be allowed to steal as much IP as anyone else..
A bunch of you guys would have badmouthed the US had they reported his firing for ANY reason in the first place. Anyone want to speculate how much information the guy transferred before he jumped the fence.
Venezuela in particular is going through a phase where the few in control of the government and military have decided to steal any valuable private resources. In such circumstances it is typical for regular citizens to assume that such behavior is valid and start viewing wealth and success as obvious signs of "unfairness" and do some vigilante confiscation.
This tends to be self correcting in the log term. Sooner or later everyone is miserable and the few folks who are industrious find a way to move where they can actually benefit from their efforts (Atlas Shrugged). In particular, in Venezuela when the crooked politicians destroy the oil infrastructure through greed and neglect. Unfortunately, the average guy gets the sort end of the stick in any event.
Nicaragua may start slipping down that slope too, but they don't have as far to go since the only industry that started producing any benefit for them was tourism and land development. Both of those will wither if Nicaragua continues down the path of the last few months.
The method separates content, form, and function of the computer application so that each may be accessed or modified separately. The method includes creating arbitrary objects, managing the arbitrary objects throughout their life cycle in an object library, and deploying the arbitrary objects in a design framework for use in complex computer applications.
.NET component architecture?
Sounds like any application framework to me. Just because the language syntax is different, why should it be patentable just because it's XML? This was granted in 2004, what about MS's own WSC (Windows Script Component) component architecture fro mth lat 1990's? Isn't that the predecessor to
If the government can steal what they want, why not the people? Atlas Shrugged.
don't quit your day job
The actual costs for properly documenting a patent are MUCH higher. IANAL and YANAL so look into it sometime. And even if you get one you have to be able to spend the money and time to defend it.
This only magnifies the problem with the existing system where only the big guys can AFFORD to file patents and actually enforce them.
You are correct. It would have been more proper to say the market supports codecs that aren't limited to use by large commercial companies with deep pocketbooks. OGG is great and you do see more and more adoption but it has to compete with a free, for most practical purposes, established alternative - MP3. FLAC compression only appeals to a narrow niche who value fidelity over size. Plus the name sucks.
Silverlight is more like Adobe/Macromedia Flash/ActionScript than simply a streaming technology. "Silverlight is a cross-browser, cross-platform plug-in for delivering the next generation of media experiences and rich interactive applications (RIAs) for the Web."
No, actually I was trying to make the same point to another commenter. In this case the person was implying that the W3C standard was a valid alternative that MS could have chosen to adopt instead.
It's up to content producers to decide what video codec they use. MPEG-4 is a valid alternative and the market seems to lean toward non-proprietary media codes.
Actually, I don't believe there is much that would prevent someone from writing an extension to Mono that supports Silverlight (WPF/E) applications. Silverlight is basically XAML + C# running as a browser add-in.