yes, but Silverlight is really a competitor for contained XML imaging, yes? a competitor for Flash, putting themselves in the unusual position of competing with a stronger opponent. It extends their .net empire, but it's still external to the browser (requires a plugin) and it cannot interact with the browser or the rest of the browser content, though, as many developers do with Flash, Silverlight can be used as the entirety of the content itself.

one more self-defining pseudo-standard.

MS reminds me of them fellas ya usta know back in high school that would stick a finger into yer drink and then tell you that they will drink it if you won't.

geo.