Linked by David Adams on Tue 14th Oct 2008 03:49 UTC, submitted by Remy Chi Jian Suen
Microsoft announces new rich Internet applications development and streaming media features; company outlines plans for supporting Windows, Mac and Linux tools for developing Silverlight applications. Microsoft also announced further support of open source communities by funding advanced Silverlight development capabilities with the Eclipse Foundation's integrated development environment (IDE) and by providing new controls to developers with the Silverlight Control Pack (SCP) under the Microsoft Permissive License.
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2007-02-17
Yup, independent thinkers will all act as one and follow the dogmatic line, as opposed to deciding for themselves whether or not a product fulfills their need. "
It has precisely nothing to do with "whether or not a product fulfills a need".
It has everything to do with "independence".
If Microsoft gains control over who may and who may not produce some important piece of software ... then Microsoft invariably use that control to eliminate competition.
Therefore, Microsoft must not be allowed to be in a position of control ... especially over something as pervasive as delivery of web content.
Giving Microsoft such control would be roughly akin to the FCC awarding the entire electromagnetic spectrum to just one company to profit from. It is absolutely outrageous to think that any party could be so corrupt as that when it comes to the electromagnetic spectrum ... so why should we even contemplate the rough equivalent when it comes to delivery of digital content via the web?