Finally a voice of reason regarding Silverlight, Apollo, etc.:

Reactions? "The web just got richer." Well, somebody’s getting richer, but I doubt it’s gonna be the web. And did you hear the news? You’ll write it one time, and test it one time (for real this time, we promise). And Microsoft "rebooted the web." I guess that's all you can do after freezing up for five years. Hey, look over there, shiny objects! That poster may as well be titled "Fucked 6 Ways From Sunday," because that’s what you’ll be if you buy into any of this.

It's like this Ajax thing blew up and everybody is trying to reinvent it while missing exactly why it blew up. Each "proprietary" version requires like a 5mb plugin, which worked real well for Flash (how many years did it take for Flash to reach 90% penetration? Even today, some of my laptops don't have it installed). If I wanted to make a "rich application" (which I never would, because the desktop does that best) I'd use Flash, not any of these unimpressive spin-offs (I mean, really, did you even SEE that lame-ass demo for Silverlight? WOW I CAN EDIT VIDEOS. WOW. I CAN DRAG AND DROP. WOW.