In one of the most bizarre agreements I have yet reported on, the makers of Jackass 1 and 2 have agreed to team up with Blockbuster and Microsoft to release Jackass 2.5, for free. On December 19th, Blockbuster will premiere the (first) full-length feature film directly to online audiences using Silverlight. “
This is one of the largest projects in Blockbuster history and it's all made possible by using the rich media CDN from Limelight Networks and Silverlight” reads a post on Microsoft’s Channel 10. If you’re interested, head over to
www.blockbuster.jackassworld.com this Wednesday (time unknown as of this newspost). It's all so clear now - this is how Microsoft plans to push Silverlight!
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