Microsoft developer Ashish Thapliyal has published a roadmap for the Silverlight 2 Web platform, confirming a final launch scheduled for the summer, and noting that Silverlight won't be able to play ...

Q: What the heck is Microsoft Silverlight? My Windows systems keep trying to install it on updates, and I've opted not to on two of my computers. Is it a necessary piece of add-on for home user Web ...

For the first time in many years, Microsoft this morning launched a head-on assault in a commercial software market where it is not the established leader. With Adobe's Flash becoming entrenched as ...