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Old 10-15-2008, 01:39 PM
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Microsoft's Internet application browser plugin, Silverlight, may soon be coming to Android-powered handsets. Silverlight is the direct competitor of Adobe's Flash. Seeing Silverlight or Flash on the next Android would really hurt Apple because t... Read more

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Default Re: Microsoft may bring Silverlight to Android

Remind me... is there is or is there isn't flash support (built in or third party) available now for the G1? If not, how close are we? And really, just how big is Silverlight? Seriously, I don't know of a single site outside of the MS domain that uses it.
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out of the box there is no flash support
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Default Re: Microsoft may bring Silverlight to Android

last i heard silverlight is on the outs, lot of websites dropping it for flash
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Default Re: Microsoft may bring Silverlight to Android

A FLASH Plug-In? That's Fantastic News!!!! Now We Will Be Able To Take Web-Browsing To A Whole New Level!!!! I LOVE THE ANDROID!!! (Not To Mention Streaming Video's Off Other Sites Other Then YouTube.)
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It is a Microsoft product.
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Default Re: Microsoft may bring Silverlight to Android

not to bring anyone down or start something... but why would microsoft create something for android?
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A FLASH Plug-In? That's Fantastic News!!!! Now We Will Be Able To Take Web-Browsing To A Whole New Level!!!! I LOVE THE ANDROID!!! (Not To Mention Streaming Video's Off Other Sites Other Then YouTube.)
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Default Re: Microsoft may bring Silverlight to Android

That's a darn good question that has me puzzled too ???
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Default Re: Microsoft may bring Silverlight to Android

silverlight is in no way flash compatible, is it?
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