Should i use silverlight?

[ManBearPig]

Eh? Using firefox.

 

[sswingle]

I installed it. No idea if I've actually seen a silverlight app though.

 

[rivan]

I won't install it unless I find something that requires it.

It's just MS trying to replace Flash. I've got no particular attachment to Flash but from my perspective, it ain't broke - don't fix it.

 

[tomt4535]

The netflix instant streaming app uses silverlight

 

[Sam25]

Yeah, won't install it until really required.

 

[grrl]

I've only found one site that uses it, so haven't bothered to install it yet. They used to use flash, but decided to change over for some reason.

 

[mechBgon]

Originally posted by: rivan
I won't install it unless I find something that requires it.

It's just MS trying to replace Flash. I've got no particular attachment to Flash but from my perspective, it ain't broke - don't fix it.

I know one security researcher regards Flash as "the Typhoid Mary of the Internet." The cross-OS, cross-browser clipboard hijacking incidents last year were a great example of why.

That said, I agree with the "install it when you find an actual use for it" rationale.

 

[chronodekar]

Install it if you find a site that requires it.

That said, I won't use it for viewing a microsoft site. Anyone else, then you should consider it.

Policially, I want to discourage its use. But that's just my anti-MS voice talking.