Microsoft Silverlight - Flash Killer?

Microsoft Silverlight is a cross-browser, cross-platform plug-in for delivering the next generation of media experiences and rich interactive applications (RIAs) for the Web. It integrates with existing Web applications and, of course, almost all Web technologies you are already using like Ajax.NET Professional or ASP.NET in common.

Read this article by Tim for more info.

And here's what the critics have to say -

Flash killer my ass ;-) I'm sure it'll have a few neat and useful features, a bunch of poorly implemented features, and a whole bunch of half-assed Flash rip-offs. Bottom line, it'll find a place with .NET guys who don't have a Flash background and probably a few other groups of people. But a Flash killer? Come on.... And that's not a comment aimed at your use of the term Flash Killer, Aaron. I know that's a term that's been thrown around about this since the world got wind of it. It's such a Microsoft idea. Replace rather than do something that hasn't been done. Like I said, it'll have it's place but to think any of us are going to switch over...