Silverlight

Could it be that Netflix is moving closer towards developing an application that would allow subscribers to watch instantly on the iPhone? A new survey question has been discovered that suggests Netflix is gauging interest in a Wi-Fi movie streaming app.

In the past, Netflix used a similar strategy prior to the release of their Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 applications. Support for instant watching is also on its way to the Wii console this spring. Netflix is performing market research constantly and often circulates up to 20 surveys at a time.

Over at Loosely Coupled, Tim Marman has organized some thoughts on the iPhone's increasingly capable role in the enterprise community as well as the potential of Microsoft's Silverlight on the iPhone. Marman, with a strong background in enterprise technology and application development, offers up some interesting food for thought on the pair.