Silverlight at MIX and the BlogZone

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Silverlight I was over in Redmond yesterday getting some information about Silverlight. I can’t say anything of course, but I was both impressed and excited for what Microsoft is doing. They’re taking the RIA space VERY seriously, and that’s going to show at MIX when they take the covers off of everything.

Luckily, they’ve set up a blogger’s area so that people like me can hang out and try to tell everyone about the news. Their THEY’RE (I can’t believe I did that..ouch) calling it the BlogZone, and they’re going to provide food, internet connections, XBox madness and plasma screens. Between the news and how awesome the BlogZone sounds, I’ll probably be setting up a permanent base camp there. I think there are some famous faces (and another famous face)making an appearance as well.

As the news comes out, you’re going to hear a lot about Microsoft vs Adobe. Part of that is obviously true, but I look at it a bit differently. The fact of the matter is that the RIA world is valuable and getting bigger. No company can afford to sit on the sidelines. It’s going to be a fun ride!

[tags]Silverlight, Adobe, MIix07, BlogZone, Microsoft[/tags]

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  • http://weblogs.macromedia.com/jd John Dowdell

    “… Their THEY’RE….”

    Maybe it’s something in the water…? ;-)

    jd/adobe

  • http://scobleizer.com Robert Scoble

    I’ll be there Sunday night and Monday broadcasting Live on Ustream.tv.

  • http://danny-t.co.uk DannyT

    Sounds like it’s going to be a good event, I hope the RIA community (I.e. predominately Flashers/Flexers) don’t let it slip by without paying any attention and without bashing every idea, announcement and concept they present.

    Have fun, i’ll be reading, watching and listening wherever possible so the more posts, twits and whatever else you can get out the better!

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