I would be the first to admit that not a lot of people have heard or know about Silverlight, which is Microsoft’s rich internet plugin, which is an alternative to Adobe’s Flash. It is true that Flash has been around for a long time and that Silverlight will not dislodge Flash’s entrenched following and use. But maybe, just maybe Silverlight was not designed for that purpose and that if people respond to Silverlight in certain ways it means they are taking some notice at least. The response clearly does not take into account the opportunities Silverlight offers a .NET developer. As a .NET developer I can use my C# skills to develop rich internet applications. I do not have to learn Action Script. Those same skills that I use to develop Silverlight applications can be used to develop WPF applications, ASP.NET applications and Windows applications.