Microsoft is an aggressive beast. Not only are they paying developers cash up-front to begin developing games for WP7, but now they are hosting an application suggestion contest. Here is what Microsoft’s site says they’re doing:
Pitch us your idea of the dream app you’ve been waiting for. If it gets the votes, we’ll build your app and make it available on Marketplace as a FREE download for Windows Phone 7 shortly after its Holiday 2010 launch. We’ll also throw in $5,000 and a new Windows Phone 7 device!Grab a camcorder, camera phone, or flex your writing skills – get creative. Tell us about the app you want to see on Windows Phone 7. We can’t wait to hear what you have to say.Contest ends July 8, 2010.
Hey, why not submit your own suggestion? Microsoft is really behind in the race for mobile applications. I might go so far to say that I sense a degree of desperation in trying to “win over” mobile developers to WP7. At the end of the day, it works.
Here’s a video of an avid Windows Phone fan talking about his suggestion, an app that allows you to turn you Windows Phone into a WiFi hotspot:
