Microsoft wants to be cool as rivalry with Adobe heats up

LET’S see: Adobe has launched its own video player that will allow you to play Flash-based video offline on your PC or portable devices, while Microsoft wants to give Adobe’s Flash and Apple’s QuickTime a run for their money with Silverlight, a.k.a. TSTFKAWPF/E or The Software Thankfully Formerly Known As Windows Presentation Foundation/Everywhere.

Boy, things sure are heating up, huh?

So is it another case of Microsoft wanting to be cool by copying, er, I mean, embracing and extending a rival’s product?

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