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Silverlight 5 is probably the last version

In Silverlight 5 will be for information from ZDNet likely be the last version of Microsoft frameworks. They appear in late November, as Scott Guthrie, corporate vice president of Microsoft’s Developer Division, in a webcast last month had hinted. According to a source of ZDNet Silverlight 5 is also only run on Windows and Internet Explorer. Version 4 supports Windows and Mac OS X and is compatible with IE, Chrome and Safari.

It is unclear whether Microsoft still deliver service packs – just like a time frame on how long support of the software giant wants to Silverlight yet. In Microsoft’s lifecycle policy is still no indication of an end of support for version 4 Of its own rules, the software manufacturer, but both developers and customers informed one year in advance, if support for a Silverlight version ends. The free support for Silverlight 3 that ended in April 2011.

While there have long been rumors that Microsoft wants to set Silverlight, but this time it should actually be ready. The company has shifted its strategy for the framework: it no longer is Microsoft’s cross-platform runtime environment, but is positioned as a tool to develop media, business and Smartphone applications. Moreover, it was said several times, Microsoft will abandon the Metro version of Windows 8 and IE10 on plug-ins.

Beginning of September, Microsoft released a release candidate of Silverlight fifth In December 2010 it was said, the version bring about 40 new features, including 3D and hardware acceleration. In addition, the release will improve the media playback and shorten the development time of applications.

New in Silverlight 5 is an expanded support for HD video. Together with the planned hardware acceleration, delegated certain tasks to the graphics unit of the computer and the processor is freed, it should be possible to stream 1080p video on netbooks. At the same time would be 3D Web applications such as games or interactive user interfaces allow said Guthrie.

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