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Our Blogs Core Dump NY Times readers give thumbs down to Silverlight
Our Blogs Core Dump NY Times readers give thumbs down to Silverlight | NY Times readers give thumbs down to Silverlight |
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| by Stephen Withers | |
| Wednesday, 28 May 2008 | |
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Page 2 of 3 While several commenters thanked the paper for providing a Mac version of the Reader and some noted technical problems, making Silverlight a prerequisite drew considerable opprobrium. Featured Whitepaper
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"Microsoft’s Silverlight on my Mac? NEVER!" wrote 'Steve', and 'Chris' followed that theme with "Microsoft software on my Mac??? You’ve got to be joking. Thanks, but no thanks." Some readers asked why Flash or some other technology wasn't adopted (the existing WPF code appears to be the reason), but others took a more balanced view. "As a long-time Mac user, I do love the crazies who say 'I will NEVER have ANY Microsoft software anywhere near my machine EVER'. Oh, please... don’t be so dramatic," wrote 'rwk' One of the most extreme responses came from 'Dan Juarez' who wrote "Thanks, but I’ll pass on this one... and your paper as well. I’m canceling my subscription." (Sounds like bluster to me, but you never know.) What's my take? Go on just one more page and I'll share it with you. |
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