iPhone App Wins Microsoft-Campus Programming Contest

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.'"

54 hours?

[FranTaylor]

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

Re:And the app does?

[Anonymous Coward]

It wins contests, obviously.

Re:And the app does?

[Anonymous Coward]

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

Re:Not so awkward

[Anonymous Coward]

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

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

Yeah, they kinda were...

Re:54 hours?

[Anonymous Coward]

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

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

Re:Not so awkward

[Anonymous Coward]

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

Re:Inaccurate Summary?

[Yetihehe]

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.

Re:54 hours?

[iYk6]

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

Re:Can you say...

[SlashDotDotDot]

iPwnt

Actually, no, I can't.

Re:Yeah.

[Flea of Pain]

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

Re:Encourage use of MS tech by making the SDK free

[Anonymous Coward]

Yes, but it comes with a free computer!

Re:Not so awkward

[fahrbot-bot]

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

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

Re:54 hours?

[Anonymous Coward]

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

Re:Congratulations to all the contestants!

[ClosedSource]

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

Re:And the app does?

[Atario]

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

Re:And the app does?

[palegray.net]

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Re:54 hours?

[iron-kurton]

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...