Netflix to dump Silverlight, Microsoft's stalled technology
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Netflix has already begun using two of the three extensions -- the exception is "WebCrypto," which handles JavaScript encryption -- in Google's Chrome OS on Samsung's Chromebook. Once WebCrypto is supported by the Chrome browser -- the foundation of Chrome OS -- Netflix will start testing the Silverlight substitute on Windows and OS X.
Oh thank goodness. Silverlight is as much of an abomination as Flash.
JavaScript / WebCrypto for the win!
Funny. Just the other day I was hovering over the uninstall trying to figure out if I still needed it. Netflix has been threatening to dump Silverlight for ages!
4:48 PM Oct 08 2013