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Game on! Win big prizes in the app contest

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Earlier this week we opened the doors to the Office Store. Today, we are announcing the launch of our developer contest to select the best apps for Office and SharePoint. There are big prizes to be won—from a $10,000 grand prize to Xbox + Kinect bundles. Key app winners will also be featured on the Office Store. Read more about how you can participate at officeappcontest.com

Grand Prize
A) A $10,000 cash prize
B) App gets featured on the Office Store
C) App gets featured on the apps for Office Microsoft blog
D) Opportunity to meet with a Microsoft executive
E) 3 days of app consultation with a Microsoft Program Manager

First Prize (15 winners): The top 15 apps (5 each per category: Office,SharePoint and 3rd party APIs) will win

A) Xbox + Kinect
B) App gets featured on the Office Store
C) App gets featured on the apps for Office Microsoft blog

Second Prize (100 winners): The next 100 apps will win a Microsoft Mouse or equivalent hardware

 

Amaze a potential audience of a billion people and win big prizes. Game on!

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  • Anonymous
    August 08, 2012
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  • Anonymous
    August 09, 2012
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  • Anonymous
    August 09, 2012
    Thanks for the info!

  • Anonymous
    August 09, 2012
    Hey Vivek, I live in Canada and the contest exclude the residents of Quebec!!! How about that! The contest is NOT opened to all residents of Canada. This is getting very annoying.

  • Anonymous
    August 10, 2012
    Hi Marco, thanks for your interest in the contest. You are right, the contest is currently not open to residents of Quebec. We will be launching broader programs in the future as we rollout our outreach across more geographies. The Office Store though is currently open for developers from Quebec. You can visit sellerdashboard.microsoft.com today and submit apps to be listed on the Office Store. We hope to see your apps on the Store soon :)

  • Anonymous
    August 13, 2012
    How do you sign up for the contest?

  • Anonymous
    August 14, 2012
    Hi Kathy, you need to first build an app and submit it on the Office Store. Then, you can fill out and submit the Entry form to participate in the contest. More information on rules and registration, as well as the Entry form, are available here: officeappcontest.com/Registration.aspx Thank you!

  • Anonymous
    September 02, 2012
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  • Anonymous
    October 22, 2012
    If I build an App and submit it for the contest, do I still get to keep ownership of the App? When it sells on the App Store do I still get to keep my 80%? Or does Microsoft own it now?

  • Anonymous
    October 22, 2012
    Rob, thanks for your interest. Entering your app into the contest does not change any terms or ownership of the app. You will continue to own the app and earn 80% on app revenue

  • Anonymous
    February 06, 2013
    Are the results of this contest out yet? The official rules state the winners would be announced on or about January 30th. :)