Silverlight vs web 2.0

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Published on 2010-06-03T05:01:08Z Indexed on 2010/06/03 5:04 UTC
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i understand that silverlight has come a long way since its inception, but i have always struggled to find the business need for silverlight. i'd love to hear the advantages and disadvantages of silverlight 4.0 vs modern html5 and javascript libraries like jQuery or ExtJS from some people who are more in the know than i am.

is silverlight the way of the future or a stumbling block on the path to a plugin free web?

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