Microsoft has just released SP1 of the .NET Compact Framework 2.0, currently available for web download only (so far). A number of interesting fixes and features are added, such as the addition of ...

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The main reason behind these two things is that if issues with the Windows Installer service are blocking the .NET Framework installation, it fixes those problems within moments.

The open source .NET Standard 2.0 project was finalized today, providing a formal spec for .NET APIs that should be available to developers working with all .NET implementations.