Silverlight 3 to launch July 10

Earlier this yr, Microsoft officials stated they planned to deliver the last edition of Silverlight three prior to the end of 2009. Seems to be like they meant months before…Microsoft is planning to launch Silverlight 3 and its Expression Studio 3 family of designer tools on July 10 in San Francisco, company officials stated on May 28.Silverlight 3 adds 3D support, GPU acceleration, H.264 video support and out-of-the-browser capabilities to Silverlight, Microsoft;s competitor to Adobe Flash. The out-of-browser support will add to Silverlight capabilities that are available currently in Adobe AIR.Microsoft released the one and only planned beta of Silverlight 3 in March 2009.I;ll be interested to see how much, if any, of Silverlight three gets incorporated into the upcoming Windows Mobile 6.5 and 7.0 releases (thanks to the “Alchemy” component of the platforms, as well as the Office 2010 Web Apps (for which Silverlight is not required but will “enhance the experience”) …. Stay tuned.