Write a Win7 App, Win $17,777
InternetNews | at | by Mike
As part of the rollout of the Windows 7, Microsoft has launched a contest to spur on development and interest in the forthcoming operating system.
The Code7 Contest is a chance for Microsoft to get developers motivated about the new OS, due to ship on October 22, and for developers to "get a massive 'marketing bump' for your application," as Yochay Kiriaty, Windows 7 Technical Evangelist, put it in a blog post announcing the contest.
Developers are encouraged to write a Windows 7 application that utilizes the technology and features in Windows 7 and show off what the app does in a short video entry. Entries must be received by October 10, 2009. Up to three entries per person will be accepted, but each must be unique.