I have to make this observation. When I go to the Microsoft site to see new screen shots etc of MS Flight, I am amazed how slow the pictures load. And google blogs with tons of pictures NEVER take that long. I really do not think the problem is my internet connection (is my point).

How long should it take to load a picture on the web page of the Worlds top Software/etc developer to load?

I guess it the um, the 'beauty' of SilverLight?

Well I guess if I had to use silverlight I wouldn't be able to display a picture at all, honestly. But I can do a web page with pictures that load pretty fast.

Oh well I guess for whatever reason I don't get as many hits as Microsoft does (ha ha), and I am not exactly considered an expert in the industry but as long as I have been around this stuff I should have been. ha ha.