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iPhone App Wins Microsoft-Campus Programming Contest

Posted by timothy on from the cross-platform dept.

imamac writes "Startup Weekend was a 54-hour coding marathon held on Microsoft's campus last weekend. It was designed to encourage the use of MS programming technologies. However, the winner of the contest was an iPhone app: '"Awkward," whispered Startup Weekend organizer Clint Nelsen into the microphone upon announcing the top vote getter.'"

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  1. 54 hours? by FranTaylor · · Score: 3, Funny

    That works out to two days, using my Microsoft calculator.

    1. Re:54 hours? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      That works out to two days, using my Microsoft calculator.

      That's what my Electronic Arts time sheet says also.

    2. Re:54 hours? by iYk6 · · Score: 5, Funny

      My Verizon rep says that 54 hours is the same thing as 54 minutes, which is less than an hour.

    3. Re:54 hours? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      /you is using float division, /they is using int division. $ perl -le 'print int((1*hex54)/(1*hex24))' 2 or python >>> 0x54/0x24 2

    4. Re:54 hours? by iron-kurton · · Score: 2, Funny

      This may be a woosh moment, but just in case you were serious: considering 50% (.50) of an hour is half an hour, I'll let you reconsider your final answer...

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  2. Re:And the app does? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    It wins contests, obviously.

  3. Re:And the app does? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Uh, does it matter? It's an iphone app!

  4. Re:Not so awkward by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    > What, was someone supposed to write an app for the Microsoft phone?

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Mobile

    Yeah, they kinda were...

  5. Re:Not so awkward by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Good fucking luck. I work at Microsoft and can't even get our development platform working with windows mobile.

  6. Re:Inaccurate Summary? by Yetihehe · · Score: 2, Funny

    If they submit it now, maybe someday their app will be approved by apple. Then they must wait half year and maybe they will finally get the money.

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  7. Re:Can you say... by SlashDotDotDot · · Score: 2, Funny

    iPwnt

    Actually, no, I can't.

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  8. Re:Yeah. by Flea+of+Pain · · Score: 2, Funny

    You what they really need? An app that gets apps accepted into the app store.

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  9. Re:Encourage use of MS tech by making the SDK free by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Yes, but it comes with a free computer!

  10. Re:Not so awkward by fahrbot-bot · · Score: 2, Funny

    What, was someone supposed to write an app for the Microsoft phone?

    Probably a Zune, but no one had one...

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  11. Re:Congratulations to all the contestants! by ClosedSource · · Score: 3, Funny

    Sure, because once you write a Windows app you're forbidden by law to write one for another platform.

  12. Re:And the app does? by Atario · · Score: 2, Funny

    That's awesome! Can I give it the Mega Millions Lottery as a parameter?

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  13. Re:And the app does? by palegray.net · · Score: 2, Funny

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