October 13, 2008 10:02 AM PDT
CNET News Daily Podcast: Will Silverlight 2 match Microsoft's expectations?
Earlier on Monday, Microsoft announced that it is ready with a final version of its Silverlight 2 media player, which is a rival to Adobe Systems' Flash. But despite the original hoopla, Silverlight has enjoyed uneven success. Now the company is promising a big push, which will result in hundreds of millions of PCs running Silverlight 2. CNET News' Ina Fried has the story.
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