Obama's inauguration will be using Microsoft Silverlight technology for the most "open" and "accessible" inauguration ever

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Comment by tommy on January 18, 2009 at 10:01pm

I just uses what ever is available and works.That's the important thing to me.It works.

Comment by Cynicalgeek on January 18, 2009 at 4:28pm

@Zune80 - I didn't bash the Silverlight technology itself, only the decision to go with a new technology that is not as widely deployed. It goes completely their "open" and "accessible" statement about streaming the inauguration.

Let me remind you that even though Microsoft "lost" in court, they really continue to go against the rulings in that case.

Sure, I think Microsoft has some great technologies, but forcing a user (or blatently leading the flock towards a brand-new MS technology) during huge events such as the Olympics or a inauguration is just wrong. If they had streamed in both Flash and Silverlight from the official inauguration website I wouldn't have a problem.

I won't even get into the court cases argument, aside to say that I think the legal community wasted a lot of time and money, because Microsoft will do what they want to and pay the fines later.

Comment by Zune80 on January 18, 2009 at 1:14pm

You joined this site 15 hours ago...just to make an entry that bashes Microsoft Silverlight? It sickens you? That's rather extreme. Let me remind you that during the Clinton era...the US Justice Department put a bulls eye on everything Microsoft did, and dragged them into court over the most ridiculous things. Oh poor Netscape can't make a browser that people like more than Internet Explorer so we must break up Microsoft into multiple divisions and companies. The Justice Department said it was unfair for Microsoft to hold a monopoly in the browser market...a market that really didn't exist because the user always had a choice of what to install for FREE. Now you think the US Government should go with Adobe Flash BECAUSE they have the monopoly in the market? I'm glad I don't live my life and make decisions based on which way the wind is blowing. Now...talk about being sickened.

Comment by cliffystones on January 18, 2009 at 7:11am

What inauguration? Obama who?

Comment by Joe on January 18, 2009 at 6:26am

No, DIE Microsoft. I can't believe that the US government would use SILVERLIGHT! REVOLT! lol

Comment by I am EJ on January 18, 2009 at 6:06am

^^ I might do the same, make use of the tv tuner build into my computer.

Comment by Daan on January 18, 2009 at 3:55am

I'm going to watch it live on TV, and I'm going to videotape it and then transfer it to DVD (we don't have a harddisk recorder for the TV yet). It will be nice, because then you will have the feeling of how the day has been.

And off course, it will be historical material.

Comment by I am EJ on January 17, 2009 at 10:25pm

Yeah there is like a million sites streaming it live. It's pretty much going to be everywhere tuesday.

Comment by Cynicalgeek on January 17, 2009 at 10:13pm

Thx, I guess I will watch it there:
http://www.flashstreamworks.com/archive.php?post_id=1232077166
GRRRRRR.

Comment by I am EJ on January 17, 2009 at 10:04pm

or you can watch it on hulu.
I'll be watching it on tv, it will just look better in HD.