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Silverlight 3 coming to Windows Mobile 7

This shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone, as I’ve said several times here that Silverlight is going to be an important part of Microsoft’s 3 screens…

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This shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone, as I’ve said several times here that Silverlight is going to be an important part of Microsoft’s 3 screens strategy. Following the announcement that Windows CE 6 R3 supports Silverlight, Brian Goldfarb, Marketing Director for Microsoft Silverlight told Seatle PI that Windows Mobile 7 will come with Silverlight 3.

Microsoft has already announced Silverlight support on the Xbox 360 on some Nokia phones. And Windows Mobile 7, the software giant’s next phone operating system, will come with Silverlight 3, said Brian Goldfarb, a marketing director for Microsoft’s Silverlight team.

“We are 100 percent dedicated to seeing Silverlight across all three screens – PC, TV and mobile,” he said.

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Source: Seatle PI tipped by Todler

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