1. What Does Microsoft Silverlight Do On A Mac Pro
2. What Does Microsoft Silverlight Do On A Mac Drive

• May 17, 2015  Do I need Microsoft Silverlight. I have Silverlight installed on this Win 7 desktop, and it receives occasional updates. But I wonder: Do I need it? Is it in use? The OP had a good question. I had forgotten all about Silverlight until last week's Microsoft Update in which they updated some Silverlight files. I suppose now my question is.
• What does Microsoft Silverlight do on a Mac? Microsoft Silverlight is a cross-browser, cross-platform plug-in for delivering the next generation of.NET based media experiences and rich interactive applications for the Web.

Is Microsoft Silverlight an optional tool for windows OC? what are its uses? Can one work for basic internet use without Silverlight installed?

What Does Microsoft Silverlight Do On A Mac Pro

970064 How to remove and manually reinstall Silverlight 2 for Mac The browser is set to 'Run using Rosetta,' which will cause the computer to be identified incorrectly as a PowerPC-based Mac If the browser is set to run in the Rosetta engine, it will incorrectly identify the computer as a PowerPC-based Mac, or the Web site will not recognize that the appropriate plug-in is installed.

What Does Microsoft Silverlight Do On A Mac Drive

1. Silverlight is rarely used; only about 2% of websites worldwide use it. Netflix uses Silverlight, and few other websites use Silverlight, but generally, most users can go through life browsing the internet without it. One should not have to install it unless a website asks for it to be installed, otherwise web browsing should not suffer without Silverlight installed. More statistics about how it is used here: http://w3techs.com/technologies/details/cp-silverlight/all/all.

2. Think Adobe, think Silverlight. The difference being Flash is Adobe and Silverlight is Microsoft.

3. In a nutshell, Silverlight does a similar job to Adobe Flash (although it's not a version of it, as Hovsep suggests). It allows designers to build 'apps' into web pages, with fancier animation, user interface and connectivity than that offered by ordinary web pages. See http://www.microsoft.com/silverlight/what-is-silverlight/ for more.

   The idea is good, but it came late in the day, so those developers who want the functionality of Flash mostly use Flash. Do you need it? It's one of those things that are really difficult to answer. Microsoft sharepoint foundation mac os x 10 7 download free. Probalby not, but if you try to access a site that uses it, then you'll need it..

   However, there's really no reason not to have it. It uses some disc space, but unless you use it, it's not going to use more memory or slow down your PC.

4. Silverlight is like a Microsoft version of Adobe Flash. You Microsoft Silverlight if you want to go to web pages that use it.
   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silverlight

   Microsoft Silverlight is a powerful tool for creating and delivering rich Internet applications and media experiences on the Web. Silverlight 5 builds on the foundation of Silverlight 4 for building business applications and premium media experiences. Silverlight 5 introduces more than 40 new features, including dramatic video quality and performance improvements as well as features that improve developer productivity.
   http://www.microsoft.com/silverlight/what-is-silverlight/

   • Do streaming media pages requiring siiverlight , stream the media on windows phone 8?

   • i think there is not silverlight plugin for windows phone, but you can use silverlight platform to develop applications for windows phone.

     Does Silverlight Matter to Windows Phone 8?
     http://wildermuth.com/2012/4/9/Does_Silverlight_Matter_to_Windows_Phone_8

     you can watch silverlight videos here
     http://channel9.msdn.com/

     Internet Explorer 10 FAQ for IT Pros
     http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh846773.aspx
     Internet Explorer provides an add-on–free experience, so browser plugins don't load and dependent content isn't displayed. However, Internet Explorer for the desktop does support browser plugins, including ActiveX controls such as Adobe Flash and Microsoft Silverlight. See the IE blog, Browsing Without Plug-ins, for more information.