Netflix Talks Dumping Silverlight for HTML5

[exfileme]

Netflix talks about moving its streaming service on a PC and Mac from Silverlight to HTML5.

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[rocknrollz]

I was so excited when I heard this....Until I saw 2021

 

[fenix1186]

There's really no need to switch. No one cares about iOS or IE...

 

[rocknrollz]

I was so excited when I heard this....Until I saw 2021

 

[11796pcs]

Nice to see they're doing this. Hopefully Linux will eventually gain support as well. I like Windows 7, but having Linux as a full-featured alternative for when I want it is important.

 

[Parrdacc]

Step in the right direction, but we will see.

 

[rakadedo]

2021 is when Microsoft will no longer develop/support Silverlight. Netflix could (and likely will) stop using it well before then

 

[kettu]

Hopefully they won't be using silverlight6 (if there ever will be such a thing) instead of an open standard.

 

[markbanang]

The sooner the better as far as I'm concerned. The frequency with which silverlight crashes when playing Netflix streams is disproportionately high compared to the general reliability of a machine.

 

[bingeboy]

Can't complain when they start using web standards. Have they been submitting any guidance to the html5 media api?