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Tuning In to Microsoft Silverlight for Olympic Gold
2017-06-19 12:07:08| eWEEK Windows
Microsoft becomes the online channel of choice for Olympic coverage. The company could have made Silverlight Windows-specific, but it didn't.
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Cyber criminals target Silverlight users with new exploit kit
2013-11-15 00:35:00| InfoWorld: Top News
The creators of a Web-based attack tool called Angler Exploit Kit have added an exploit for a known vulnerability in Microsoft's Silverlight browser plug-in to the tool's arsenal. Exploit kits are essentially malicious Web applications that check if visitors run outdated software on their computers and then exploit vulnerabilities in that software to install malware. They usually target popular applications that are accessible through browser plug-ins, such as Java, Flash Player, and Adobe Reader.
Netflix switches from Silverlight to HTML5 in Windows 8.1, reduces CPU usage dramatically
2013-06-28 13:55:45| Extremetech
With the release of Windows 8.1 Preview, Netflix now supports streaming over HTML5 instead of Microsoft's proprietary Silverlight plug-in. The caveat is that only Internet Explorer 11, which is bundled with Windows 8.1, supports the necessary HTML5 extensions; if you're a Firefox or Chrome user, you'll continue to use the Silverlight plug-in. In our initial testing, the switch to HTML5 sees a massive reduction in CPU usage -- about one third of Silverlight's CPU usage.
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Netflix set to abandon Silverlight but introduce DRM for Web video
2013-04-16 22:01:52| InfoWorld: Top News
Netflix, which delivers more video via the Internet than anyone except YouTube, is dropping Microsoft's Silverlight plug-in technology for video delivery,
Netflix to dump Silverlight, Microsoft's stalled technology
2013-04-16 20:54:04| InfoWorld: Top News
Netflix on Monday said it would abandon Microsoft's Silverlight media player plug-in for Windows and OS X in-browser video streaming, and replace it with a trio of HTML5 extensions. The move will be a blow to Silverlight, the technology Microsoft once aimed as a replacement for Adobe Flash, but that has languished since Silverlight 5 shipped in December 2011. Because Microsoft has never publicly committed to a Silverlight 6, many believe the platform has met its maker.
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