Earlier this month Microsoft unveiled Silverlight 2 a platform akin to Adobe’s Flash designed to advance the software giant’s push into the arena of rich Internet applications. One week earlier Adobe Systems launched its ”Adobe Integrated Runtime ” which allows web programmers to move their software out of the browser and onto the computer’s desktop. Both companies hope to establish their software as the foundation for the next generation of software development. Spearheading Microsoft’s efforts is corporate vice president Scott Guthrie who spoke with Knowledge at Wharton about his company’s aspirations for Silverlight and the future of the web.

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