title: Difference between Flash and Microsoft Silverlight
body: <p>can anyone explain the different between Flash and Silverlight to me?</p>
  
  <p>I understand Flash in a program which can export SWF or FLV formats for users to play on the web using Flash Player. How does Silverlight compare to this? Is it a player or a development tool? Also does it export video file types such as those Netflix uses?</p>