The end of Silverlight. Microsoft hasn't actively developed Silverlight since about 2015, and the platform will be completely retired on October 12, 2021.At that time, Microsoft will stop ...

Netflix says it will stop using Microsoft Silverlight's technology to stream video on Windows PCs and Macs — just as soon as HTML5 video evolves to meet ...

Netflix plans to abandon Microsoft's Silverlight media player plug-in for Windows and OS X in-browser video streaming, and replace it with a trio of HTML5 extensions.

Netflix currently uses Microsoft’s Silverlight plugin to run its streams. It’s an inelegant solution that sometimes makes for subpar and bogged down streaming experiences.

If you're a Netflix subscriber and you use a Mac or PC for playback, then you may be aware that the service utilizes Microsoft's Silverlight plugin to bring you all that Breaking Bad and House of ...

Netflix, which delivers more video via the Internet than anyone except YouTube, is dropping Microsoft’s Silverlight plug-in technology for video delivery, moving instead to HTML5. Here’s the ...

Microsoft Corp. says it has signed up Major League Baseball, Netflix and others to offer online video and other media content through a new Web browser plug-in that the company is developing for ...

Currently, Netflix primarily uses the Microsoft Silverlight plug-in when streaming video to web browsers, but Netflix’s Anthony Park and Mark Watson point out in a blog post that the current ...

Netflix on Linux is a hassle for two reasons sure to set open-source aficionados on edge: ... Microsoft still offers Silverlight plug-ins for both Windows and Mac OS X today.

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Microsoft Silverlight is a component of many web browsers that lets them play music and videos. Silverlight used to be incredibly popular, but was eventually made obsolete by HTML5. Almost no ...