Windows 7 Home Premium Microsoft blogger publishes

Microsoft officials have been (mainly) cautious about speaking about their Silverlight two.0 release routine.(I say “mostly” because one Microsoft official told me at the Mix ‘08 conference last month that the Redmondians were planning to deliver the final Silverlight 2.0 release this coming fall.)Earlier this week, a Microsoft blogger published what he claimed is the company;s internal routine for Silverlight two.0, Microsoft;s next version of its Adobe Flash competitor.Microsoft blogger Ashish Thapliyal blogged on April 3 that Microsoft is targetting “late summer” for the final release of Silverlight two.0. Here;s the rest of the “rough” timeline, according to Thapliyal: Silverlight two.0 Beta 1 (Q1CY08 with limited (non commercial) Go-Live) — this was released at Mix ‘08 in early MarchSilverlight two.0 Beta two (Q2CY08 with Go-Live)Silverlight 2.0 RTM (Summer 2008) – Exact timing TBDSilverlight v.next – We are working on a v.Next plan and have nothing to announce at this timeSilverlight for mobile – No date available (Microsoft has said it will release Silverlight 1.0 on Windows Mobile 6.0 phones in the second quarter of this year,Windows 7 Home Premium, but hasn;t released any timing information on its Silverlight 2.0 for Mobile release that I;ve seen.)Bottom line: By late summer or sometime this fall, Microsoft should be releasing the final Silverlight 2.0 code, if it holds to its current timetable.(Thanks to Ars Technica for the pointer to Thapliyal;s blog post.)