Microsoft challenges Adobe Flash's unique throne

Yesterday (September 6), Microsoft officially released Silverlight 1.0, a Flash equivalent application added to a multimedia browser that runs compatible for both Mac and Windows operating systems. This is a step forward in the field of web video, which is the strength of Adobe Flash.

In the past, Silverlight has been used by many users with a trial beta. If the web browser visits the professional Baseball League information website with the address http://mlb.mlb.com/media/video.jsp specializing in uploading attractive clips of competitions, the installation icon will be displayed. This app. Click on it, the 1.4MB program is immediately downloaded and installed. Currently, the application is compatible with IE7 and Firefox version 1.5 or 2.0 with Windows Vista operating system, for computers using Win XP installed applications for IE6 and 7 with Firefox.

A video is viewed with Silverlight.Photo: PC World

The Silverlight program also installs for Firefox 1.5 or 2.0 and the Safari browser is for Mac OS 10.4.8+ on Apple computers. After the process is finished, the browser automatically re-activates and Silverlight is ready for use.

As for Linux open source operating system, Microsoft is still setting up a partnership with Novell to pave the way for application versions.

The http://www.tafiti.com page of the Live Search service provides the basic applications that Silverlight can bring. For example, search results can be dragged into different split columns in the right pane of the screen. Allow users to name and store those results and of course the content can be reopened in the next time using the search service. This function is quite useful for jobs that need to use the daily search service.

With applications and multimedia content that complements both Flash and Silverlight solutions, while enjoying if users right-click, Microsoft offers a configuration window that allows setting up application updates. .

In particular, Silverlight is built with the automatic update function and settings that always give users the latest functions of Microsoft to provide multimedia entertainment online.

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