RONL  MacUpdate...

Is this you or Microsoft?

It shows that VERSION 2+ will run on PPC/Intel but there is no way the installer will run on a PPC.

Please change your system requirements... and yes I do know that version 1 will run on a PPC but the download is for version 2+.  
(Version 2.0.40115)

SPLIG  I agree with most of the comments:

a: We do not need yet another protocol

b: Privacy is an issue

the installer does warn that it will update automatically, but there is no choice given.

Review:

I installed this solely to watch Netflix streams. A previous version did not work, but this one does the job and has not crashed for me. I wish Netflix had chosen another protocol, BUT the software does appear to work as advertised, so I can't give it as low a score as others have done. I may need to adjust my stability score after further use.  
(Version 2.0.40115)

JAMUS  I would love to see the market test data that promoted Microsoft to plaster their Silverlight download page with:

"Don’t Worry! We won’t install a bunch of additional stuff on your computer or try to sign you up for unwanted email."

So far, I have found it to be glorified junk that Flash could have handled instead (based on sites I have seen so far). If not for Netflix streams I would never have it touch my computer.

You think Flash ads have been bad in the past few years? Just wait till this beastly lump of code hits high enough saturation and M$ touts download numbers that gets advertiser's attention...  
(Version 2.0.40115)

THREEDEE912  The NBC Olympics thing was horrible. NBC put a ton of DRM and region-locking and service provider checks in place, which really made everything, well, suck. However, that was NBC's fault, not really Microsoft's.

I'm gonna try an post an honest review.

Silverlight installed without any problem. It's function is similar to flash, displaying interactive content online. I'd say its about the same speed as Flash too, maybe only slightly faster at certain things. However, not many sites use Silverlight so it's hard to tell.  
(Version 2.0)

AESCHYLUS  During the Olympics, Silverlight was required by MSNBC to watch their expanded coverage. They would NOT recognize a Mac with Silverlight, so we were shut out. Now we should help them to promulgate their proprietary "standard" why??  
(Version 2.0)

SURFSPIRIT  One more "protocol", as if aren't already enough of them, anyway, it crashes safari a few seconds after using it in a web page. I just can't understand how Microsoft is such a big company with so bad software!  
(Version 2.0.40115)

AESCHYLUS   Does Microsoft purposely try to make their software infuriatingly complicated to use on a Mac, or is this just the best they can do? Even though this is supposed to be seamless, when you finally discover something that needs Silverlight, it doesn't seem as easy or smooth as Flash. It crashes my Intel Mac too.  
(Version 2.0.40115)

SNOWLPRD  The only reason I installed this was to test video playback of the 2008 Summer Olympics from nbcolympics.com. I can't say the results were very pleasing.

Pros:

* Uses standard Installer.app

* Mostly self-contained in /Library/Internet Plugins/Silverlight.plugin -- the only other installed files are in ~/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/Silverlight

Cons:

* Crashed Safari (3.1.2) every time I tried to play back a video on NBC's site

* Required me to use Firefox 3, which did work

* Lackluster video quality

While I applaud M$ for at least attempting to create a cross-platform solution (unlike WMV), they predictably haven't spent too much time making the Mac version work well. That being the case, I'm going to vote with my mouse fingers and find another source for Olympic video coverage.  
(Version 2.0b2)

LEOOFBORG  Agreed. I do not want ANYTHING running VB on my Mac. Why bring Windows problems over to the Mac?  
(Version 3.0.40624)

JAMUS  Microsoft is desperately pushing Silverlight as a Flash alternative. Even their download center is trying to get you to use it:

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(Version 1.0.21115)