By Ben Homer, April 8th, 2009
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 [...]
By Ben Homer, April 7th, 2009
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 [...]
By Ben Homer, August 25th, 2008
The Democrats have teamed up with Move Networks to offer an HD Silverlight experience at this year’s National Convention which unlike NBC’s 2008 Olympics player, showcases the power of Silverlight as a platform.
Above: DNCC Video Experience Homepage Player
While the excitement of the DNC may not rival the Olympics, the player offers an awesome full screen [...]
By Ben Homer, August 19th, 2008
So. Let’s recap 2008’s Olympics coverage. NBC got Microsoft to front a good portion of the development costs for a video platform that didn’t meet expectations, and they forced those who wanted to watch in high quality on-demand to view on Television or on Vista.
That’s good for NBC, their TV ratings have been stellar. While [...]
By Ben Homer, April 7th, 2008
Microsoft engineer Ashish Thapliyal has posted some roadmap information on upcoming Silverlight 2 releases (via Web Video Universe). Silverlight 2.0 Beta 2 should be released some time in May, with the RTM version planned at some point late this sumer.
Microsoft is likely planning that release just ahead of the Olympics which start on August [...]
