Silverlight Coming to Mobile
September 25th, 2009 Posted in .Net, Silverlight, Windows Mobile
Ok, so this is not exactly a surprise to many people, but as posted on the Expression team blog, the Silverlight team have announced that Silverlight will be integrated into Windows Mobile 7, the reboot of the mobile OS from Microsoft.
According to the Silverlight team, they are totally commited to having Silverlight work on all mediums, from desktop PCs, TVs and mobile devices.
This comes at a time when Flash is likely to appear on more and more mobile devices soon, but with the success of Flash Lite…well…not really being a success, it remains to be seen how well the next wave of Flash mobile will be accepted. It certainly looks like Silverlight might have the upper hand here if things continue as they are.
There has been talk about Silverlight coming to the mobile platform for some time, with a lot of people for a while, myself included, expecting it to arrive in time for Windows Mobile 6.5, which is due for release in around a month. However, 6.5 is only an interrim release until the complete overhaul that is Windows Mobile 7 is released.
So, are you excited about seeing Silverlight on mobile devices? do you think it will be a good thing or a bad thing? or could you not care less?
Tags: mobile, Silverlight, Windows Mobile
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One Response to “Silverlight Coming to Mobile”
By Paul Kinlan on Sep 25, 2009
Am I excited?
No.
Do I care anymore?
No.