A funny thing is if you go on the Microsoft surface website and try to watch the video for the surface pro using a surface RT you can't lol it needs silverlight
Silverlight and Windows 8 RT
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Anonymous
Hi,
I would like to know what the situation with Silverlight and Windows 8 RT. All the information out there seems to point to Windows 8 RT not supporting Silverlight, is this a permanent decision?
Consequently, a number of services that require Silverlight such as LOVEFILM are now inaccessible on Windows 8 RT. What is Microsoft's plan to fix this? Does Microsoft expect these services to ditch Silverlight in favour of a HTML5/Javascript?
Kind regards,
Jack Andrew
Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Apps
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Anonymous
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2013-02-18T06:32:36+00:00 No, Silverlight is NEVER going to run on Windows RT. Microsoft has actually killed off their own platform, thus screwing over both their developer base AND their customer base in one fell swoop. Quite an amazingly stupid move. Silverlight was one of the best things Microsoft had created in recent years, yet Microsoft destroyed it themselves.
Why they think developers will continue to trust them to build things on their platforms when they keep just killing technologies off is beyond me.
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Anonymous
2013-02-18T14:30:12+00:00 No, Silverlight is NEVER going to run on Windows RT. Microsoft has actually killed off their own platform, thus screwing over both their developer base AND their customer base in one fell swoop. Quite an amazingly stupid move. Silverlight was one of the best things Microsoft had created in recent years, yet Microsoft destroyed it themselves.
Why they think developers will continue to trust them to build things on their platforms when they keep just killing technologies off is beyond me.
Welcome to the ever-changing world of technology. If you're looking for a never-changing platform, use COBOL (and good luck with that one).
With the competition between major players, you have to use a divining rod, your thumb in the air, and voodoo to predict their moves.
The average lifespan of today's platforms is probably 10 years (a generation), so the fact that they will still support Silverlight 5 for 10 years plus the development cycle spun up within 4 years is a total of a 14 year commitment to the technology.
If you think you can do better elsewhere, all I can say is "Good Luck!"
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Anonymous
2013-02-18T15:26:23+00:00 <Removed>
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Anonymous
2013-02-18T16:26:16+00:00 Really, lied? You have proof of this do you? Because if you don't, it's called slander. But hey, thanks for registering and posting your rant, it really adds to the quality of the discussions on the forum. Your post has been reported.
Have a nice day!