Microsoft Silverlight 2.0: la beta a inizio del prossimo anno

[Lucas Malor]

Silverlight has received criticism for narrow operating system compatibility, especially for keeping Linux out of their official offering. Even though they are officially collaborating on the Moonlight project, Bruce Chizen, former CEO of Adobe, has questioned "the commitment of Microsoft to keep the Silverlight platform compatible with other OS besides Windows". His concerns are based on "examples from history" where, he claims, Microsoft has launched products with promises of ongoing cross-platform compatibility that no longer apply.

Microsoft has also been criticized for not using the Scalable Vector Graphics standard for Silverlight.

California and several other U.S. States have asked a District Judge to extend Microsoft's antitrust case settlement for another five years, citing "a number of concerns, including the fear that Microsoft could use the next version of Windows to 'tilt the playing field' toward Silverlight, its new Adobe Flash competitor," says a Seattle Post-Intelligencer article.

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