NewTeeVee Reports: Netflix to Lay Off 50. Blames Silverlight.
So I saw the headline and my heart sank. After news, some accurate and some distorted, showcasing wins of Flash over Silverlight comes this article:
http://newteevee.com/2008/12/08/netflix-to-lay-off-50-blames-silverlight/
The article refers to this announcement on the Netflix blog:
http://blog.netflix.com/2008/12/changes-in-customer-service.html
In the announcement, Steve Swasey from Netflix says the following:
For those of you who watch movies instantly on your PC or Mac, you may have noticed our player is much easier to install and use now with Silverlight. The good news is fewer problems for you. The bad news is that we are now overstaffed with technical specialists in our Customer Service (CS) group.
So last week we announced internally some changes in CS. 50 of our technical specialists will work through December, then be let go in early January after the holidays. 15 of our technical specialists will take new roles in the main CS group.
I hate to see more people getting laid off, but definitely some positive news for Silverlight.