Microsoft Apportunity Contest for New and Existing Windows Phone devs

[Steven855]

I heard that Microsoft is currently sponsoring a contest for developers called the "Go Mango Apportunity Contest".

Every time you publish an app between now and December 31, 2011, you get an entry to win one of five Samsung slate tablet pcs. In addition, each time you publish 5 apps during this time period, you also get an entry to win free advertising for one app you made of your choice. The free advertising will run on the Windows Phone Application Network for about 60 days and include 25K impressions.

New developers to Windows Phone are especially welcome. If you're new to developing for Windows Phone or new to developing (programs for mobile operating systems) in general, I see this a great opportunity to get your program (idea) out there and get some recognition for it. If you've developed for Android or iOS, I found a "translation guide" that gives you the Windows Phone equivalent for the Android or iOS programming concept. The url for it is http://windowsphone.interoperabilitybridges.com/porting. If you don't have the new Mango SDK yet (or are working with an earlier version of the Windows Phone SDK, you can find it at http://bit.ly/GoMango.


More details and the code (and url) needed for entry (it's totally free to enter) can be be found at http://bit.ly/rEB5PY


Edit: If you can't get to the site, the code needed to enter is: E8YRA

 

[Steven855]

Update (11-25-11): If you are using Azure in your Windows Phone app that you publish, not only do you get the 1 normal entry into the Apportunity contest, but you also get 1 extra entry as well just for using Azure in your Windows Program app.

Also, for students, for every 3 apps you publish into the contest, you can get a free phone running Windows Phone.

More details can be found here: http://bit.ly/uqdKLe