@bitcrazed HTML5 really only adds the vector graphics. What about all the other great Silverlight features, primarily the ability to have a type-safe language running in the client? Other features include an amazing network stack, security features, 3D support, powerful media (including smooth streaming), performance, powerful LOB controls like DataGrid, DataBinding (and support for MVVM), Out-of-Browser, Generics, LINQ, C# Properties, the list goes on and on. HTML5 can do NONE of those things.
For me the main reason to use Silverlight is to be able to precisely define the behavior, look and feel of my application with absolute consistency across browsers and platforms with a single piece of code. I do both HTML5 and Silverlight development and my Silverlight development is so much easier and the result is a better application.
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