Re: [flexcoders] Re: Will Microsoft's new Silverlight Player Kill our beloved Flex ?

[Bjorn Schultheiss]

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Hey Jason, Even if 90% of internet's users are running Windows, how many millions aren't.. If you can deploy applications that is guaranteed to only be used by Windows users, well good luck to you. Here we target creatives in the advertising industry and I don't have that luxury. Regards, Bjorn Schultheiss Senior Developer Personalised Communication Power Level 2, 31 Coventry St. South Melbourne 3205, VIC Australia T:  +61 3 9674 7400 F:  +61 3 9645 9160 W:  http://www.qdc.net.au ((------------This transmission is confidential and intended solely for the person or organization to whom it is addressed. It may contain privileged and confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient, you should not copy, distribute or take any action in reliance on it. If you believe you received this transmission in error, please notify the sender.---------------)) One person wrote: > Everybody uses Windows, almost all the workstations are windows. Macs > have IE working OK.   Another responded: >>Think again. "Think again?"  What kind of an argument is that?  People keep brining up certain technlogies not working on Mac OS or Linux as a bad thing.  Personally, I've never bought into the, "that technology does not support obscure browser "X" or non-Windows operating system "Y" and therefore is doomed to fail" argument.  As much as I wish it were not true, Microsoft is one example of a company who has time and again developed solutions for Windows only and been quite successful at it.  Not supporting Mac or Linux WILL hurt you a little, but it's still a Windows world (unfortunately) and thus there is a huge market there to tap.   The world is changing, sure, but very very slowly in this regard.   At the same time, I think Silverlight is coming out a little too late - the RIA runtime has already left the barn IMO.   Jason Merrill Bank of America  GT&O Learning & Leadership Development eTools & Multimedia Team