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We are pleased to announce that Microsoft and Philly.NET are hosting another Windows Store App contest!  The Windows Store launched with Windows 8 and has given developers the opportunity to sell their apps while using the same skills and languages they are familiar with. Since its launch the number of apps in the Store has more than quadrupled and just two months after GA, has passed the 100 million app download mark.  Now is the time to get your app into the Store!

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We are pleased to announce that Microsoft and philly.NET are hosting a Windows 8 Store App contest. Use Visual Studio 2012 to build your app using C#|VB/XAML, WinJS/HTML5/CSS3, or C++. Package the app and submit to our shared SkyDrive folder (https://skydrive.live.com/redir?resid=C58E4F3710C47FC0!107&authkey=!ADk0FNCoDGWUePI by midnight Monday). All submissions must be uploaded by midnight December 16. Winners will be judged by David Isbitski, Rob Keiser, and Bill Wolff. The awards will be made at the December 18 meeting featuring Uncle Bob Martin. Prizes include:

• Windows Surface RT Tablet
• Windows Phone
• XBOX Live points

You do not need to submit your app to the Windows store to participate. But, imagine the fame and fortune that would come from your first official store app!

Learn everything you need to start building Metro-style apps for Windows today at a free Microsoft full-day Windows Developer Event in New York City on April 19. Catch the details on Dani Diaz’s blog.