Microsoft Silverlight is used to display and create Rich Internet Applications, also known as RIAs. Microsoft Silverlight is very similar to Flash in that it can be used to create applications and games and that it can also be used to display online videos across a variety of platforms. Microsoft Silverlight is used to display many online videos and other media, much like Adobe Flash, and users may be prompted to download Microsoft Silverlight if they encounter a website with such a video on.
Microsoft Silverlight was first released in 2007 and has had a number of editions and updates since. Microsoft Silverlight is a freeware application that works on the Windows, Mac and Symbian Operating Systems. Microsoft Silverlight is also compatible with a number of different web browsers, from Microsoft Internet Explorer to Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox.
Microsoft Silverlight can be used to stream videos and has been used to stream a number of high profile sporting events, such as the Summer Olympics. It can also be used by video rental sites such as Lovefilm to stream videos to users of the service.
