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Apps for Social Good- Contest

Posted: Nov 05, 2012 at 8:03 AM
By: Laura Foy
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Get: professional & hobbyist developers

Who: want to develop Windows 8 or Windows Phone 8 apps

To: develop apps for social good

By: giving them the necessary resources to develop and publish apps (i.e. Generation App), incentives, and prizes

Because: Microsoft wants to populate the Windows Marketplace with apps, and use

them as an example of what can be done with Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8.

Where: US

When: Launch: November 5, 2012 (Channel 9)

Submission Deadline: February 28

Public Voting Ends: March 15

Winners Announced: March 25

Here is a link to MORE INFO

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JojoAppiah

Nov 05, 2012 at 8:18 AM

What about Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 developers in Africa who want to take part in this competition?
JojoAppiah

Nov 05, 2012 at 8:18 AM

I'm wondering how you intend to fill up the marketplace if u aren't ready to allow users in other countries to take part in competitions like this.
Shankey

Nov 05, 2012 at 9:20 AM

Some buddy answer Jojo I have a same query.
WillBrown

Nov 05, 2012 at 1:04 PM

Here's the link to the contest site:
http://www.microsoft.com/about/corporatecitizenship/en-us/nonprofits/Win8App.aspx
ccik

Nov 06, 2012 at 9:19 AM

who is that girl on a screen? It seems that fell in love ^_^
nickNaylor

Nov 07, 2012 at 9:47 AM

why is this contest only for residents of the US?
Rodfraga

Jan 18, 2013 at 9:29 AM

What about non US developers? would you open the contest for LATAM developers?

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