Be a star! Microsoft wants your Windows Phone app featured on TV

Microsoft has just announced a new developer contest that should make things very interesting both for developers and regular consumers who apply their apps every day. The contest, entitled "Windows Phone Next App Star Competition", volition offering up over $1M in prizes to 64 winners but it'southward the top spot that should proceeds the most attention.

Should you win the #ane app, Microsoft volition characteristic your creation on a TV commercial featured in primetime.

The way the contest is structured is very simple. Developers only need to take their apps published by March 5th and users will merely vote for their favorite app based on the ratings ("stars") they give it in the Store. That means apps with 4 or v star ratings starting on March 5th volition get ranked college than ones with 2 or 3 stars...

Whatsoever app in the Shop is eligible worldwide…whether they are brand new or have been on the platform since twenty-four hour period 1, simply only user ratings of the app subsequently March fifth will count towards the contest. Microsoft will then select the height 64 apps with the highest rating and those will go to the "playoff round" where users worldwide will vote for their favorites i.e. recollect of sport playoff brackets, where two apps go in and one goes on to the next round of voting.

As mentioned before, the pinnacle winner gets the TV spot, which admittedly is a heck of an award. But those other 63 challengers don't have much to fear as they can win numerous other prizes besides, including Lumia 920, free 1-twelvemonth programmer accounts, online media presence and more from Microsoft.

We spoke with Senior Director, Windows Phone Apps Team, Todd Brix, earlier today about the competition and he noted how Microsoft is doing this contest for two main reasons: (ane) to thank developers who have committed to making top quality apps for Windows Phone and (two) brand customers enlightened of some of the most amazing apps for their new Windows Phone (or if they were considering buying i).

Brix also highlighted the fact that developers have seen a 100% increase in app revenue and downloads within the concluding few weeks, no dubiousness due to the Windows Phone eight bump from the holidays. That momentum is worth highlighting as are the best apps for our phones.

Sounds similar a good deal to us and developers. Let's see which is…the best app on Windows Phone! (Past the way, did nosotros mention the official Windows Telephone Central app got an update today? But saying...)

Developers, you must opt-in the competition, so make certain yous practice by post-obit this link: http://dev.windowsphone.com/en-Us/featured/adjacent-app-star

Source: Windows Phone Web log

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