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    Registered User nandavanan is on a distinguished road
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    Smile Silverlight or Flash?

    Hi,

    I am starting with the construction of my profile page. I was hoping to use silverlight instead of flash for the anmation.

    I need a comparision between the two. Anyone has tried Silverlight? Is it better than Flash? I know Flash seems simple but Silverlight is available for free. I have not seen bugs in any of the Silverlight apps that I have seen on the web. It seems pretty smooth too.

    Please help me decide on this.

    Thanks,
    Pradyumna Nandavanam

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    Registered User gdeetan is a jewel in the rough gdeetan is a jewel in the rough gdeetan is a jewel in the rough
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    I would prefer flash simply because there is more support for it on the net > more articles, more tutorials, etc.

    Haven't tried sliverlight tho.

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    Silverlight is a copy of flash???? This guys can't invent anything from their own imagination???? Microsoft sucks

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    Personally I wouldn't use the word "OR" when comparing the two.

    Right now, flash is the way to go for web usage, however many microsoft sites are being converted to silverlight, as you have probably noticed. A main issue - it does not support Opera which holds 3% of users on the web (which is a high enough percentage to not use it just yet).

    The future may be in silverlight - so keep your eyes open and continue to teach yourself new things and constructs on the web...

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    Registered User crazzycat is on a distinguished road
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    I prefer to use Flash, with help of it i can better discribe what i want to show
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    Last edited by crazzycat; 10-02-2009 at 04:23 AM.

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    In my opinion, that you want when you design is that this must see for the largest number of users without problems like install new plugin.

    Flash player is installed in the 99,8 % of web browsers (and with versions for win, mac and linux)

    But we must also take into account that I work with flash from v4 and silverlight I have even tryed.

    Maybe my opinion is not impartial, but the size of the compatibility is a reality

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    flash is a must... i`m not a pro on that terrain, but all pros i know, use flash

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