The future of Silverlight

From a September 1st, 2010 blog post: The Future of Silverlight

Read the post as it talks about Silverlight and HTML5 and Microsoft’s commitment to both technologies. But for the following 3 major classes of applications here is what we will see happening:

Premium Media Experiences

• High Definition (HD) H.264 and VC-1 video
• Content protection including DRM
• Stereoscopic 3D video
• Multicast
• Live broadcast support
• (Adaptive) Smooth Streaming
• Information overlays / Picture-in-picture
• Analytics support with the Silverlight Analytics Framework

Consumer Apps and Games

• Fully-customizable controls with styles and skins
• The best designer – developer workflow through our tools and shared projects
• Fluid motion via bitmap caching and effects
• Perspective 3D
• Responsive UI with .NET and multithreading

Business/Enterprise Apps

• Full set of 60+ pre-built controls, fully stylable
• Productive app design and development tools
• Powerful performance with .NET and C#
• Powerful, interactive data visualizations through charting controls and Silverlight PivotViewer
• Flexible data support: Databinding, binary XML, LINQ, and Local Storage
• Virtualized printing
• COM automation (including Microsoft Office connectivity), group policy management

Silverlight is much more than a browser technology.

Silverlight will be available for out of browser scenarios (desktop), mobile, and even the living room. In the near future I am excited to see the innovations in the mobile field with Windows Phone 7.