Silverlight OOB vs WPF ClickOnce

Question

Silverlight Out of Browser technology and WPF ClickOnce on the surface have similarities. Easy and simple deployment, the ability to specify the level of trust access to the

Answer 1

Given that you are targetting a private infrastructure running Windows, two points worth thinking about

• Wpf has a richer control tree, whereas Silverlight is a reduced set for compact size
• Wpf requires .Net framework installed locally, whereas Silverlight has its own platform independent browser-based runtime

While your target platform will likely have the latest .Net framework installed, rendering this last point moot, keep in mind any updates to the framework [ie .Net4.0 and any future updates] may require a restart of the machine - which is a major pain point for businesses that demand constant-on stateful desktops [ie anything in finance, like banks and trading].

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As with all problems, your requirements, not the technology, should inform your solution. :)