[judah]

Additionally, Microsoft was on record saying they believed plugins like Silverlight provided sufficient 3d capabilities, and that WebGL was huge surface area for security vulnerabilities.

They've apparently reversed that stance.

[mey]

Since Windows 8, MS has reversed it's stance on Silverlight and browser plugins in general.

I don't disagree with Microsoft's point in this article. http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2011/06/16/webgl-cons...

I assume that they've decided to work towards solving the security issues instead of simply staying away from the issue.

Long term I hope this means more stable and reliable video drivers :)