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Kaiser · 01/02/2008 11:35 AM

u_c_taker Wrote:maybe ep's financial expert UG can enlighten us then

please proceed ug, im all ears

S7* · 01/02/2008 01:00 PM

I reckon theres more than a 50% chance this will happen, which, on my part, means I do think it'll probably happen. Why? Because the US Market Needs it. they need more money flowing, more excitement and competition.

As far as your "Silverlight is useless" comment goes, its complete and utter spoon! ^^

There is so much more that you can do with Flash than any HTML-Based Application, and Silverlight is meant to be something much more than Flash, a complete online web application framework that will open so many more possibilities for Online-based Applications that it is bound to excite if Microsoft markets their product properly.

Web 2.0 at a new level.

You watch.

UncertainGod · 01/02/2008 01:06 PM

Have you actually looked at the silverlight toolkit?

Better than flash... Yes. Next gen, definitely not.

S7* · 01/02/2008 01:54 PM

Well vital components are missing..... Silverlight v1 is just the beginning, obviously, but theres also a reason for its development.

Quote:Microsoft Silverlight is a web-based subset of WPF. During development it was named WPF/E, which stood for "Windows Presentation Foundation/Everywhere". The Silverlight subset enables Flash-like web and mobile applications with the same code as Windows .NET applications. 3D features are not supported, but XPS, and vector-based drawing are included.

The Future?

Silverlight will present Compatibility with IE, Firefox, Opera AND the older IE6 (which is unusual for MS to do, adding backward compatibility is very odd for Microsoft) AND Konqueror... meaning all Popular Linux Browsers (via Moonlight Runtime), Firefox, Opera too, will get it.

And combine that with the closer release of v2...

Quote:Silverlight 2.0 (previously referred to as version 1.1) includes a version of the .NET Framework, with the full Common Language Runtime as .NET Framework 3.0; so it can execute any .NET language including VB.NET and C# code.

>_>

That means that by the time this version hits, .NET (including 3), VB.NET & C# code will run 100% on Windows and Linux. That's a major breakthrough in Software Universal Compatibility (what about Mac, though?)

Back to the take over, imagine combining Silverlight & Flickr.. it would be just as quality as a Local-Based Application, except its not on your hard drive and constantly interactive... An Online, 100% Functional Version of Adobe Photoshop Albums, Picasa or the like...... except with the extensibility and connectivity seen on Flickr.

And that's just one example, and one side of the coin, there is still the battle for Web Search dominance, but they will have to do a lot, a LOT to catch up with Google.

usif · 01/02/2008 03:16 PM

Yeah i heard this on CNN JUST A WHILE AGO< BUT I Don't THINK THEY WOULD REALLY HAVE A CHANCE AGAINST GOOGLE>>>>

S7* · 01/02/2008 04:00 PM

they do provide certain types of web application, and in a way do not easily match up as competitors...

only for web dominance I suppose

ads, ads

J'adore le paissons · 01/02/2008 04:11 PM

lol this reminds me of this:
Source: YouTube

ffs i can't find it in english though :( LOL

LaneLander · 04/02/2008 02:03 PM

Too funny

http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=7875&tag=nl.e539

UncertainGod · 11/02/2008 07:31 AM

Statement from Yahoo! this morning;

"Yahoo! Inc. (Nasdaq:YHOO), a leading global Internet company, today said the Yahoo! Board of Directors has carefully reviewed Microsoft's unsolicited proposal with Yahoo!'s management team and financial and legal advisors and has unanimously concluded that the proposal is not in the best interests of Yahoo! and our stockholders.

After careful evaluation, the Board believes that Microsoft's proposal substantially undervalues Yahoo! including our global brand, large worldwide audience, significant recent investments in advertising platforms and future growth prospects, free cash flow and earnings potential, as well as our substantial unconsolidated investments. The Board of Directors is continually evaluating all of its strategic options in the context of the rapidly evolving industry environment and wee remain committed to pursuing initiatives that maximize value for all stockholders.

Goldman, Sachs & Co., Lehman Brothers and Moelis & Company are acting as financial advisors to Yahoo!. Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP is acting as legal advisor to Yahoo!, and Munger Tolles & Olson LLP is acting as counsel to the outside directors of Yahoo!. "

Quick translation;

"Oi Balmer! NOOOOOOOO!"

diego · 11/02/2008 07:34 AM

Why?????

I mean. . . .$44.6bn.

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