Silverlight is not dead, clarifies Bob Muglia

After the completion of PDC 10, there was a confusion amongst developers about the statement made by Bob Muglia about the shift in strategy about Silverlight. There was a stream of articles in the media saying that Silverlight is dead and it will be available only for Windows Phone 7 marketplace. These articles made the situation even more confusing.

Bob Muglia has made clarifications about the statement, he gave during PDC.  You should read the full post by him to get a clear idea. He clearly explains the Microsoft Silverlight Strategy.

I would touch upon the main points from his post, he has made it clear that

• Silverlight is very important and strategic to Microsoft.
• Microsoft is working hard on the next release of Silverlight, and it will continue to be cross-browser and cross-platform, and run on Windows and Mac.
• Silverlight is a core application development platform for Windows, and it’s the development platform for Windows Phone.

Bob has also said that in coming months they would be giving information about the next release of Silverlight.

At the end Bob mentions:

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The purpose of Silverlight has never been to replace HTML, but rather to do the things that HTML (and other technologies) can’t, and to do so in a way that’s easy for developers to use. Silverlight enables great client app and media experiences. It’s now installed on two-thirds of the world’s computers, and more than 600,000 developers currently build software using it. Make no mistake; we’ll continue to invest in Silverlight and enable developers to build great apps and experiences with it in the future.

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Thank you Bob for clarifying all the doubts.