On: Ask HN: Review my startup, colaab - A Silverlight 2 RIA for rich, real-time collaboration

[cosmo7]

If it took 10 minutes for you to download the plugin you might want to try replacing your 14.4k modem.

[cosmo7 → cosmo7]

Jeez, you're modding me down for questioning a 10-minute download for a 4.6M file?

What is this? 1995?

[Hexstream → cosmo7]

There's lots of reasons not to want to install a potentially bloated "platform" like Silverlight besides download speed.

[scott_s → cosmo7]

"Was that really how long it took to download the file?" is questioning his claim. Telling him to replace his 14.4k modem is unnecessary snark with a hidden question.

[bprater → cosmo7]

He's being a wiseass. It's not even funny.