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AJAX World - Google Gears & Microsoft Silverlight Mobilize

Google said Tuesday that it's going mobile with its Google Gears technology, the stuff that's supposed to let web-based apps run unconnected to the web, beginning with Windows Mobile 5 and 6 devices ahead of its own nascent Android platform. Same day, Microsoft came out and made a victory-over-Adobe-Flash statement saying that Nokia and its Symbian OS-based phones and Internet tablets are going to embed its Silverlight plug-in, Microsoft's Flash-competitive crossbrowser/ cross-platform approach to delivering rich media and web applications.

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FredAtMicrosoft commented on the 13 Mar 2008

If you're interested in learning more about VS 2008 check out the Heroes Happen Here launch events around the US. It's free to attend, there'll be experts on hand to field questions, and you'll get a free version of Visual Studio 2008.

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Fred Reckling
Microsoft 2008 Joint Launch Team
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