Microsoft has launched a competition to develop applications on the Windows Mobile platform, part of the company’s effort to follow other mobile OS makers on the path toward a centralized storefront for all compatible mobile apps. The prize: a Microsoft Surface, which is a tabletop multitouch computer with special software, all worth about $20,000 at retail, according to Microsoft. The “Race to Market Challenge,” as Microsoft calls the competition, will be open to developers and independent software vendors in 29 countries around the world.
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Microsoft Fires Starter Gun for WinMo Dev Contest
Posted by: Richard Adhikari July 28, 2009 02:19 PMMicrosoft has launched a competition to develop applications on the Windows Mobile platform, part of the company’s effort to follow other mobile OS makers on the path toward a centralized storefront for all compatible mobile apps. The prize: a Microsoft Surface, which is a tabletop multitouch computer with special software, all worth about $20,000 at retail, according to Microsoft. The “Race to Market Challenge,” as Microsoft calls the competition, will be open to developers and independent software vendors in 29 countries around the world.