It's here, now...

No, I am not talking about the iPod touch! I am talking about Microsoft's Silverlight :) While the iPod touch will cost you $299 for a 8GB or $399 for a 16 GB device, Silverlight is free to install! How cool is that! :)

Phew! Finally, the much anticipated release was announced today! Fill your heart's content by going to Silverlight! To make it easier to deliver Silverlight experiences, we are also announcing the RTW of Expression Encoder 1.0.

OK, you are already OD'd but are you ready for something else? We are working with Novell to make this happen on Linux as well! It's called Moonlight, read more about it HERE.

Here are some useful links:

• https://www.microsoft.com/silverlight (main)
• https://www.silverlight.net (community)
• https://www.microsoft.com/expression
• https://www.microsoft.com/design
• https://www.microsoft.com/wpfe (General)
• https://msdn.microsoft.com/wpfe (Developer)
• https://channel9.msdn.com
• https://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/forpros/default.mspx

Go on, light up the web! Wait, for our Silverlight 'Red' - When you install this version, we'll save lives in Africa! (You know I am kidding right?! Microsoft and it's Chariman does that anyway!)

-Mithun Dhar

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