Many Netflix users used to face this screen, which asked them to download Silverlight — sometimes even if the plugin was already installed. Antonio Villas-Boas/Business Insider ...

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 (NFLX) continues to improve its "Watch Instantly" movie/TV show streaming service, free for its nearly 9 million subscribers. The latest version -- the first that will work on Apple (AAPL ...

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.

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 major ...