More Flash-Silverlight Back and Forth

After MLBAM CEO Bob Bowman’s gushing review of Flash to CNET earlier this week, the Silverlight team fired back.

Arguing that the penetration argument (Flash is installed on 99% of internet connected computers versus Silverlight’s 50%) most use when citing the advantages of Flash over Silverlight is BS, Microsoft’s Steve Sklepowich pointed to the adoption [...]

MLB Sticks it to MSFT

One has to imagine that Microsoft, MLB Advanced Media’s former streaming partner since day 1 of MLB.TV has to be pretty pissed to watch Adobe steal their thunder and take over their largest client from Silverlight. Flash is clearly winning the battle with Silverlight. MLBAM CEO Bob Bowman’s take on why Flash won out for [...]

Silverlight 2 Released; Few Takers

Microsoft announced today that the final release of Silverlight 2 will be made available Tuesday Oct 14. The company gloats about 25% penetration, but take a look at Microsoft’s promoted partners and try to find one that Microsoft didn’t pay to try it out. It’s worth asking the question – is this too little too [...]

Will Apple Allow Flash on the iPhone?

News that Adobe is close to completing development on a Flash App for the iPhone has generated plenty of discussion, but there seems to be a growing consensus that there isn’t sufficient incentive for Apple to publish it.

The iPhone’s closed platform gives Apple tremendous power which would only be weakened by offering developers another [...]