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Jack,
Language and API's are different things. Threads in Flash Player 10 are implemented as an API. We are supporting a new green threading and component model with our newer compilers (yes multiple). We will talk about this at MAX in Nov 16-19 in San Francisco. MAX.ADOBE.COM
I am not sure about LINQ support but if it is open (SPEC?) ...
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"The flash player was originally created as an animation player and was never really intended to be used as it is presently, and actionscript is really just a scripting language, not a fully featured object oriented programming language like the many that are supported by Silverlight."
There are 2 virtual machines today in Flash ...
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Scott,
No need to get all defensive....
I think you will agree that Adobe Flash Player is the single most widely deployed software runtime in the history of software. Shoot even Microsoft's uses it when trying to reach customers. They even required Flash Player 9 and used ActionScript 3 and Papervision to build this video portal deployed ...
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"They keep dragging me back in!"
Personally, I am not worried about myself and truth be told I already know SL and C# pretty well, know thy competition. I actually got promoted and am now running developer communities and events for Adobe. This helps keeps me out of the Silverlight forums...somewhat.
The key difference ...
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Jack,
Flash Player is installed on 98% of machines today, 95% are Flash Player 9 where Silverlight 1.0 is on maybe 2-3% tops. Chosing Silverlight would be like opening a donut shop in the desert. Who is going to see your content? Who is going buy your donuts? Now mind you if MSFT is funding my donut operation, it just might make sense, free ...
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Flex does not require any backend technology. It has always been just HTML, JS, SWF files. You can optionally exchange data with any existing backend in the formats of XML, SWF, AMF, ASCII, and Binary (ByteArray support).
You can double click an HTML file on OSX, WIN, Linux and it works in all browsers today including FireFox, Safari, Opera, ...
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Don't all flame wars star with "I'm really not trying to start a flame war...". I do not mean to disrupt the conversation, Flex was brought up on this thread and I am happy to answer any questions about Flex as this is my role at Adobe.
Here is what is supported today in Flash Player 9:
Enterprise Scalability - CHECK ...
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I can talk about the Flex side...
1. Flex is available today and works.
2. Flex 2 is viewable in 85+% of web browsers, Flex 2 SWF files run in Flash Player 9.
3. You can use any HTTP Server and any backend technology (.NET,JAVA,PHP,Ruby,CF, Python) with Flex via XML, SOAP, Sockets, ZLIB, Etc.
4. Flex 2 has a mature and growing ...