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Microsoft is nearing the finish line with all the two.0 releases of both the Windows and Mac OS X versions of its Silverlight competitor to Adobe Flash.
Late last week, Microsoft launched the very first public Release Candidate (RC) check builds of Silverlight two.0 for Windows and Mac OS X. The new RC 0 develop is not created for finish people; it really is aimed specifically at developers. As explained on the official Silverlight website:
“Silverlight 2 Release Candidate 0 (Silverlight 2 RC0) is now available to developers for testing purposes and to help prepare your Silverlight two Beta two applications for the release of Silverlight 2.”
I;m hearing that Microsoft is shooting to release to the Internet the ultimate Windows and Mac variations of Silverlight two.0 about the first week or so of October. Microsoft had been shooting to deliver the ultimate Silverlight 2.0 release this past summer, according to a Microsoft blogger who published the internal Silverlight timetable to his blog.
The Softies aren;t commenting on the last release date,Microsoft Office 2007 Key, beyond Corporate Vice President Scott Guthrie;s blogged comment that the ultimate release is “not that far off now.” More from Guthrie;s September 25 post:
“If you have existing (Silverlight) Beta2 applications, please start getting them ready for the final release - as once we release Silverlight two, customers that have existing beta releases installed will automatically be upgraded to use the final version. Testing your application out using the release candidate will ensure that you can easily update your applications and have them ready within hours of the ultimate release.”
Microsoft officials have said MIcrosoft planned to support a variety of operating systems and browsers with Silverlight. The company released the Beta 2 version of Silverlight two for the Mac in June. Microsoft has given Novell its blessing (and some help) about the Silverlight port to Linux,Microsoft Office Enterprise 2007, codenamed “Moonlight.” The first public test create of Moonlight (the Silverlight 1.0 port) was released in May 2008. The version of Moonlight supporting Silverlight 2.0 is in “pre-alpha” at this point.
Still no official word on when Microsoft will release a check version of Silverlight for Windows Mobile…. I bet we;ll hear more on that at the Professional Developers Conference (PDC) in late October. Microsoft has said the first release of Silverlight for Mobile will be based around the Silverlight 1.0 release.
Update: Microsoft is holding sessions at PDC on porting Silverlight 2.0 apps to Windows Mobile,Office 2010 Activation, one reader notes. From the PDC session list:

“In this demo-filled session learn how to extend your existing Silverlight two applications to work on Windows Mobile and how to build rich mobile Silverlight apps that access device peripherals such as camera; GPS or WiFi or the radio stack for location; as well as mobile internet services. We also talk about tooling enhancements in Microsoft Visual Studio that support Silverlight app development on Windows Mobile, what to consider when delivering eye-popping UI on mobile, and help you understand the key differences from developing Silverlight apps for the desktop.”

I;m also curious what Microsoft will/won;t say at the PDC about how Silverlight jibes with Live Mesh, the company;s synchronization platform/service. As Softie Scott Hanselman has noted,Microsoft Office 2010 Product Key, there does seem to be some connection between the two technologies. When I asked Microsoft for comment, I got back this statement from a company spokesperson:
“The Live Mesh tech preview and the Live Platform are created to connect customers with their applications, data and people from any device. Silverlight is a incredibly effective way to bring common experiences to multiple devices/platforms (including in our own Live Desktop experience.) In the near future,Windows 7 Serial, we;ll have more to say about how 3rd parties can construct Silverlight-based applications for the Live Platform.”
Anyone been kicking the Silverlight two.0 tires? What do/don;t you like?