Just found out Comcast's xfinity instant watch uses silverlight.
I was pissed enough about Netflix and thought I'd just found another alternitive other than Hulu which is great but limited. Come to find out I can't watch comcast either.

Ok truth is I just got an XPS laptop with windows 7 for work and I could just play both on there but it's the principal of the matter and I'm still pissed.
Anyway if anyone feels like harassing someone with very little effort, I found Microsofts instant chat to be a great place to release some frustration. Of course I got no where but it also was very easy and I feel much better now.
Maybe if they get bombarded with people constantly wasting their time it will get some attention so if you are hanging out on your computer and feel like venting
http://support.microsoft.com/contactus
Heck even if your GF just left you or your car broke down hit up microsoft. Just make sure to slip in something about silverlight and their corporate idiocy.

If you want to take it a step further here are a couple other places you can look and vent.

Netflix does not work with Moonlight at this time. While Moonlight supports all of the UI and media playback infrastructure, it lacks DRM support which Netflix requires. See this silverlight.net forum post http://forums.silverlight.net/forums/t/94992.aspx
and this page on the Moonlight wiki. http://www.mono-project.com/Moonligh...hts_Management

What exactly are we supposed to be mad at Microsoft for? Not releasing Silverlight for Linux?

The joke's on Comcast, I guess Silverlight is dead:

http://www.zdnet.com/blog/service-or...t-reports/6056

http://www.itwriting.com/blog/3391-m...m-is-over.html

http://www.pcworld.com/article/20944...orm_front.html

See - there's sometimes justice in the world after all

I know exactly what you mean. What would have been the problem with using flash as an alternative? Oh yeah, less money for them.

Most people that use linux long term start to realize the importance of commercial entities and products for certain applications. I don't hate Microsoft, there is no reason to; I may dislike some of their practices, but those are the same across the whole industry. That said, the average home user needs a computer for internet, music, movies, and gaming, i.e. entertainment... and document viewing. Aside from their not being as many options for gaming with linux, Joe never really needs to use a commercial OS. Besides, Microsoft only keeps the people that don't have an interest in learning linux so the script kiddies can play with them on a tainted OS. This is why Ubuntu is both good and bad.

Mad at Microsoft, or Comcast for using Silverlight? Actually, they're just a corporation making deals like everyone else; you might as well get mad at a rock for stubbing your toe, or a lion for mauling you.

I got mad when the Olympics were only on Silverlight. Dumb of me, but I hold the Olympic committee to a higher standard and didn't think they should be giving MS a monopoly (unless they got a handsome sponsorship fee). Too bad everything's about money.

"Everything" is not about money! What about love? Love is not about money. Oh, wait. Maybe it is?

A man cannot serve two masters. So, yes, either you love others, or you worship money. But let's perhaps save THAT discussion for one of those perennial General threads, not a Linux General one.

Back on topic, sort of, agree with lumak, commercial needs usually tie people to commercial OSes, whether you like it or not.

My dislike of M$ began several years ago when I was intrigued and deeply interested in improving my computing skills...I had put my windoze XP home on a drive that was too small (2GB),I soon realised that I would have to move it to a bigger drive,great I thought as I will learn much in doing this,so I did it and when I booted it up my smile was ruined by a windoze activation thing.
So I thought no problem this is a legal installation so I ended up calling them up on the phone on a Saturday morning only to be told after much messing around to call back on Monday as nothing could be done...
Well... Oh yea... I got rid of Xp home and installed XP pro my Brother had sent me and I have been on it ever since,in fact it now has wga installed and is perfectly legal... LOL

While not hating microsoft I do refuse to support their managing of the masses.

Is it trolling if you come right out and admit that you are trolling?

I dont hate m$, but the size of the company limits their effectiveness in resolving bugs/issues. Anyone that uses the new Exchange server/Outlook combination will agree.

Also, Windows needs a re-write, and has needed a re-write for years. The thing is sooooo bloated. On a new install it takes up 4.8Gb of space, and for what? System files, IE, notepad and solitaire.

Okay, I must admit that I had read this post because I have been trying to get an RCA k@zoo mp3 player to work with Linux. It works with MusicMatch software, that runs on windows. Being a Linux user, there does not seem to be a driver for it. And Banshee does not recognize it. Not a reason to be pissed at Microsoft. But it sure is frustrating.

And, shouldn't you be upset at the companies that only put out Microsoft compatible drivers and software for their devices? If the product vendors made all their products non-proprietary, then Linux would be able to support all of them in full functionality. For just one example, the RCA k@zoo mp3 player. I've got a few other devices that have yet to work on Linux. It is up to the companies to put out the information to allow Linux to develop drivers and software, if they are not going to also provide Linux software and drivers.

There's no reason to be angry at MS. While their products are of dubious quality, their marketing strategies are extremely effective (note that I didn't say ethical.)

What disappoints me is that other companies buy into it locking themselves in MS's often substandard technologies.

The fact of the matter is, content producers (movie studios, TV networks, etc) will not license their content for streaming unless there is reliable DRM in place.

If somebody would step up to the plate and create an open, cross-platform protocol for delivering DRM video, then there would be no need for Silverlight. But as it stands, the closest thing we have, HTML5 video, does not yet support any kind of DRM. Netflix is working to implement a solution to the problem (as moving both their UI and playback to HTML5 would greatly simplify their expansion and operations), but until then we are stuck with Silverlight for these kind of applications.

lol i guess i like windows 7 .
but still uses alot of space and for nothing (as another user said)
and it recognized all the hardware.

but ... what is it wrong with them and their pricesss ???