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[–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 5 points 2 days ago (2 children)

What the fuck is Silverlight

[–] Giloron@programming.dev 18 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Microsoft Flash. Netflix used it for a while. I don't remember anything else using it.

[–] MrMcGasion@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

A bunch of Disney movie sites did for a while, back in the day when every movie had it's own website with trailers, promo, and a link to buy tickets and/or the DVD release.

[–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 2 points 1 day ago

Ahh good times

[–] a_baby_duck@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The League of Legends launcher used it at one point. Not sure if it still does.

[–] MrMcGasion@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

I was going to say there's no way they still are since Silverlight was discontinued by Microsoft in 2013, but it is Riot Games so ¯\(ツ)/¯

[–] Mclemons@programming.dev 1 points 1 day ago

EA Tiburon in Orlando used flash for a while to do the menus in Madden and other sports games.

[–] nihilomaster@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

Be glad, you never had to interact with that 'technology'. I once did at an internship in 2016.