We have started to work on a product that involves too much of Silverlight. Yes, finally we come to work on something where Silverlight fits very well. Very rich user interface for a facility management software with a defined list of users. Team got too excited and started a lot of reading and doing. Then comes the heartbreak that our product might soon be redone with HTML5 instead of Silverlight.
Reason, the same story, Microsoft’s strategy with Silverlight has shifted. Though the support pages say Silverlight will remain at least until 2021, reading between lines convey IE9 may be the last official browser to support Silverlight.
One never really knows if Silverlight will be discontinued; however the big heads’ “Change in strategy” statement on a Professional Developer’s Conference will surely drive everyone away; we are no exceptions.
Frustration is when the playmaker is silent and players wonder if what they do is really a waste of time. Guess it is better for us, players, to play in daylight than under floodlights.
References:
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/microsoft/microsoft-our-strategy-with-silverlight-has-shifted/7834
http://support.microsoft.com/gp/lifean45
http://www.dailytech.com/Microsoft+Considers+Silverlight+Exit+Strategy+Platform+May+Get+the+Axe/article23240.htm
http://www.dailytech.com/Microsoft+Teams+Up+With+Apple+Dissing+Adobe+and+Praising+HTML5/article18276.htm
http://www.silverlighthack.com/post/2010/10/29/PDC-2010-Top-5-Reasons-Why-Microsoft-Completely-Screwed-up-their-web-strategy-with-HTML-5.aspx
Throw some light!
Reason, the same story, Microsoft’s strategy with Silverlight has shifted. Though the support pages say Silverlight will remain at least until 2021, reading between lines convey IE9 may be the last official browser to support Silverlight.
One never really knows if Silverlight will be discontinued; however the big heads’ “Change in strategy” statement on a Professional Developer’s Conference will surely drive everyone away; we are no exceptions.
Frustration is when the playmaker is silent and players wonder if what they do is really a waste of time. Guess it is better for us, players, to play in daylight than under floodlights.
References:
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/microsoft/microsoft-our-strategy-with-silverlight-has-shifted/7834
http://support.microsoft.com/gp/lifean45
http://www.dailytech.com/Microsoft+Considers+Silverlight+Exit+Strategy+Platform+May+Get+the+Axe/article23240.htm
http://www.dailytech.com/Microsoft+Teams+Up+With+Apple+Dissing+Adobe+and+Praising+HTML5/article18276.htm
http://www.silverlighthack.com/post/2010/10/29/PDC-2010-Top-5-Reasons-Why-Microsoft-Completely-Screwed-up-their-web-strategy-with-HTML-5.aspx
Throw some light!
