jemiller

I'm assuming they'll iron out the stability issues. However, the lack of basic controls means I won't be using this anytime soon. My guess is that it'll be several years before it's in a usable state. Look how long it's taken Microsoft to get an ORM out the door. They still haven't implemented the provider model that allows LINQ to SQL to use databases other than SQL Server. It also lacks basic mappings such as many-to-many that pretty every other ORM supports. Silverlight appears to have the same issues. In the long run, it can fundamentally change the way we develop applications for the better. The problem is that it isn't fully baked yet and I don't believe it will be for several years. The notion of having to use third-party controls for something as simple as a text box is pretty ridiculus IMHO. This isn't going to "kill" Flash anytime soon.

Lucky for you that a text box control is available in 1.1a then.
In regard to the whole eco system of tools and services available to feed Silverlight with, SL is already years ahead of Flash and it isn't even 1.0 yet.
We'll see how it all works out, but it's pretty silly to say that SL won't be competing because it's missing a text box control.