Will Silverlight Work With Explorer 8?
Silverlight is a Microsoft development platform that has made the transition from being limited in availability to being used more widely. It has now been integrated into several popular Web browsers.
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Function
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Microsoft Silverlight is a downloadable program that is most frequently used for video streaming, its advanced zooming technology and creating 3D graphics. Netflix requires the Silverlight plugin for its instant streaming service, and some new websites make use of the platform to display their content.
Compatibility
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Silverlight should run in any common browser that uses the Netscape Plug-in API or ActiveX plugins. Internet Explorer makes use of the ActiveX plugin. When Internet Explorer 8 was released in 2009, the browser came with Silverlight included. Silverlight and IE8 are fully compatible with no additional downloads needed.
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Considerations
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Users have complained about browser compatibility issues in the past, and newer versions of Silverlight are always being developed to address these issues. Customer demand drives the continual development of the platform, ensuring that new browsers are fully compatible once they become popular enough.
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