On Tue, 26 Aug 2008 07:14:56 -0500, wrote:

On Mon, 25 Aug 2008 10:36:38 -0400, DownTime wrote:


Why must I add yet another stupid plug-in this time "Microsoft
Silverlight" to watch the video via Firefox? I tried IE, but its
temporary per session and need to tolerate commercials.

Screw em, I'll pass and will wait for the Youtube version.

Hey, you're missing out on the next Microsoft antitrust saga.

http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/08/...y/stream11.php

http://boycottnovell.com/2007/10/20/...t-silverlight/

http://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com/m...ves/123837.asp

Does anybody find it highly amusing that Adobe, who in truth, controls
almost 90% of streaming video via Flash and 75% of the digital
video/imagery/text content on the web via CS3 and Reader is ****ed off
about Silverlight being potential competition?

Talk about the pot caling the kettle black. :)