Silverlight: On Chrome

Its disappearance from Chrome wasn't just an update; it was a pivotal moment in the history of the web, marking the definitive end of the "Rich Internet Application" era and the victory of open standards.

The decline began around 2010-2011. Steve Jobs famously banned Flash from the iPhone, and by extension, plugins like Silverlight. But the real death knell was the rapid maturation of HTML5. silverlight on chrome

Silverlight’s death on Chrome exemplifies the browser industry’s shift from plugins to native web standards (HTML5, WebAssembly, WebGL, WebGPU). Plugins gave power but at the cost of security, stability, and performance – exactly what Chrome’s architecture was built to eliminate. Its disappearance from Chrome wasn't just an update;