“The Democratic National Convention Committee announced Monday that Microsoft will be the ‘official software and HD Web content provider’ for the convention, which runs August 25-28 in Denver. The move is a vote of confidence for Silverlight, which is in a battle against incumbent Adobe Flash,” Ina Fried reports for CNET.
“The software maker will power real-time online voting systems for delegates as well as live, gavel-to-gavel streaming coverage of the event at DemConvention.com,” Fried reports. “‘Silverlight multimedia applications will provide an all-access pass for the Convention’s online audience, offering an unprecedented opportunity for viewers to individually tailor their Convention experiences,’ the party and Microsoft said in a statement.”
Full article here.
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “Mike in Helsinki” for the heads up.]
As much as I don’t like Silverlight, Flash sucks as well.
SVG should become the new format of choice for web animation.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Svg
Christ! Now I have to vote for the GOP!?! This nation blows!!
Looking on the bright side,
it’s a huge opportunity for M$ to embarrass themselves.
…and hackers to influence the vote.
Macrowhatever,
Blame CNET, not MDN.
maybe the democrats can nominated Ballmer for president since he is doing such a great job with Microsoft.
Not!
I already told you people:
President John McCain.
Get used to it.
What a Republican-like thing to do.
“Reiterator
I already told you people:
President John McCain.
Get used to it.”
Idiot.
It’s Lord Barack Hussein Obama.
Take it to the bank.
Liberty is dead.
Burkas two-for-a-dollar – get ’em while you can!
“Rob
Looking on the bright side,
it’s a huge opportunity for M$ to embarrass themselves.
…and hackers to influence the vote.”
Riiiiiight. Democrats vote-rigging their own nomination – of course!!!
I see a Clinton in here somewhere.
Very typical of that party… *sigh*
MS is the official providers…. Thats the last straw! I’m not voting Democrat or Republican. I’m writing in a vote for Dita Von Teese for President.
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Leave it to SteveJack and MDN to use any excuse to attack the Democrats…agreed with earlier posts: WHAT DOES THIS HAVE TO WITH APPLE/MAC OTHER THAN FOR A CHANCE AT YOUR DAMN POLITICAL PROSELTYZING??? IF YOU WANT TO START A RIGHT-WINGNUT WEBSITE, DON’T ADVERTISE IT AS A MAC SITE!!
Figures that one loser would team up with another. Democrats and Microsoft definitely go together perfectly.
So now we can watch all of the chaos and rioting to come at their convention in stunning Silverlight HD. Wow, I can’t wait.
Ottawawhatever,
MDN did not write a thing. Nothing at all. There is no “MacDailyNews Take.”
As if there were really any doubt that stupidity is not necessarily distributed along party lines.
They probably got paid a BUNCH by Microsoft to do this. Sell-outs.
Limbaugh uses Apple Macs and Liberals use Microshaft….
Just when I thought it was finally safe to vote for a democrat for President!
Looks like I’ll be writing in Ron Paul in November.
Craap!
That means the Demos are on course for the BSOD
At least we will have four more years—with apple users…
Political, schloomitical, if you can’t vent on MDN where can you vent?
Barack could have bought Mac Daily News by now with all these ads. Does he know I’m an Indiana voter? So, what is this with Mr. Softy being the official Democrat? Maybe it’s a giant Tarot card telling us the future…of both Mr. Barack and Mr. Softie. We will see.
If this does not once and for all prove that liberals and democrats and the largest bunch of hypocrites – well, they deserve each other.
As far as lessons in history – embarrassing (shaking head). Must be a liberal as well – can never get facts straight – truth to them is always relative.
Jared, “READ THIS AND THINK ABOUT HOW WE WOULD REACT TO BEING TAKEN OVER BY FOREIGNERS IN 2008.”
Jared, just come to the San Diego area and you’ll see that it’s already too late to talk about being taken over by foreigners.
This wouldn’t happened if Joe Biden were the
Dem. choice.
On another note, I enjoy the simplistic comments made by ditto-heads and great amUricans here.
Please, more.
That reminds me.
“I can press when there needs to be pressed. I can hold hands when there needs to be — hold hands.”
GW
Leave it to MDN to post a headline that brings out a wealth of you political nutbars.
I come here just to laugh at these stupid political comments by stupid asses who probably spell stupid as stoopid.
Hey…stupid is as stoopid does….think I will make a t-shirt with that.
I’ve heard of nutBAG.
What’s a nutBAR?
A right-wing candy bar?
Nestle Nutbar.
I’m on to something here.
Rush could endorse it.