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Linux more important to Microsoft than Windows Mobile

 
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 05, 2007 5:26 am    Post subject: Linux more important to Microsoft than Windows Mobile Reply with quote

Silverlight is Microsoft's answer to Flash technology (which enables multi-platform multimedia applications with scalable vector based user interface). Unfortunately for Microsoft, Windows Mobile is less important ...

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PostPosted: Wed Sep 05, 2007 7:37 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Wake up from your dream world! Why do I even have to tell this to you: Desktop Windows is what brings money to Microsoft. If MS wishes Silverlight to succeed it must work in all PC's, which means Linux support is crucial. MS gains absolutely nothing by making SL work in Windows Mobile. WM is really a very very low priority platform for Silverlight. You should know all this.

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PostPosted: Fri Sep 07, 2007 10:30 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

silverlight wont be on windows mobile until more manufacturers include GPUs like Dell had in the Axims. I don't think the Axim's Intel one even accelerated DirectX mobile, could be wrong. Anyway, until we see standardisation in various mobile GPUs such as support for DirectX mobile silverlight is never gonna happen. The baseball demo was slow and ugly. We need drop shadows, reflections and fast animation.
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