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===Microsoft Silverlight=== {{Main article|Microsoft Silverlight}} Silverlight was proposed by Microsoft as another proprietary alternative. The technology has not been widely accepted and, for instance, lacks support on many mobile devices. Some examples of application were video streaming for events including the [[2008 Summer Olympics]] in Beijing,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2008/01/06/microsoft-silverlight-gets-a-high-profile-win-2008-bejing-olympics/ |title=Microsoft Silverlight Gets a High Profile Win: 2008 Beijing Olympics|date=7 January 2008 | access-date=2010-02-23}}</ref> the [[2010 Winter Olympics]] in Vancouver,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-wins-the-2010-olympics-for-silverlight-2009-3 |title=Microsoft Wins The 2010 Olympics For Silverlight|website=[[Business Insider]] | access-date=2010-02-23}}</ref> and the 2008 conventions for both major political parties in the United States.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/features/2008/aug08/08-19conventions.mspx |title=Microsoft Working to Make Political Conventions Unconventional |website=[[Microsoft]] |access-date=2010-02-23 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100519135325/http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/features/2008/aug08/08-19conventions.mspx |archive-date=2010-05-19 }}</ref> Silverlight was also used by [[Netflix]] for its instant video streaming service.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://netflix.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=43&item=288 |title=Netflix Begins Roll-Out of 2nd Generation Media Player for Instant Streaming on Windows PCs and Intel Macs |access-date=2010-02-23 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100529122655/http://netflix.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=43&item=288 |archive-date=2010-05-29 }}</ref> Silverlight is no longer under active development and is not supported in [[Microsoft Edge Legacy]] or newer.
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