Intel, Microsoft add Silverlight 3 to Moblin

Intel, Microsoft add Silverlight 3 to Moblin

Techtree News Staff, Sep 24, 2009 1937 hrs IST

Moblin loaded Intel Atom devices to run Silverlight early next year

At the on going Intel Developer Forum, Intel and Microsoft announced a collaboration on Silverlight 3 technology in Intel's Moblin OS. Renee James, Intel's corporate vice president and general manager of the company's Software and Services Group, and Ian Ellison-Taylor, Microsoft's general manager for Client Platforms and Tools, showcased the Moblin OS demo on a netbook. Silverlight 3 will run on Intel Atom based netbooks loaded with Moblin OS, in early 2010.

Linux platform already has Microsoft Silverlight alternative open-sourceproject dubbed Moonlight. Moblin is Intel's ambitious open source operating system project for netbooks, handhelds, mobile phones, and in-vehicle entertainment devices. With Silverlight's cross platform foundation, developers will write and bring applications to run on Moblin devices.

James also announced that Dell Inspiron Mini 10v with Ubuntu Moblin Remix Developer Edition pre-installed would be available from Sept. 24. Apart from Dell, even Asus, Acer and Samsung are planning to launch Moblin 2.0 based Intel Atom netbooks in the near future.

So finally, Silverlight is going cross-platform rather than being Windows-exclusive.