Netflix says it’s dumping Microsoft Silverlight and embracing HTML5, someday

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Netflix says it will stop using Microsoft Silverlight’s technology to stream video on Windows PCs and Macs — just as soon as HTML5 video evolves to meet its needs for playing content in the browser without a plugin. Netflix’s use of Silverlight, Microsoft’s alternative to Adobe Flash, had at one point been a coup for… Read More…

Flash, Silverlight and the end of the line for browser plug-ins

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Adobe’s news this week that it will no longer develop Flash for mobile browsers is being celebrated as a victory for HTML5 and the notion that interactive web experiences should rely on common standards, not specialized plug-ins that may or may not work on whatever device you happen to be using at any given moment…. Read More…