Microsoft hosts Apple win
By Shalini Singh

Held in major tech cities around the world, Startup Weekend brings together “a highly motivated group of developers, business managers, startup enthusiasts, marketing gurus, graphic artists and more who meet and spend 54 hour working on building projects. It is very much like an unconference, where the attendees show decide the outcome of the experience.”

This year the Startup Event (Aug 28 – 30) was held at the Microsoft head quarter at Redmond, Washington The main sponsor was Microsoft’s BizSpark.  Quite understandably,  Microsoft used this opportunity to introduce products like Azure, Silverlight and Windows 7 to its guests.

By all accounts, it was a great success.

Only fly in the ointment? The winner of the Startup Weekend was a new iPhone application ‘Learn that Name’ for Microsoft’s arch rival Apple.  Techflash is reporting

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Interestingly, 14 of the 15 teams at the event built their products on the Microsoft platform -- driven in part by the prize money offered by the BizSpark program.

But at the end of the day, it was a mobile app on a competing platform Apple that won the most votes in Microsoft's backyard.

"Akward," whispered Startup Weekend organizer Clint Nelsen into the microphone upon announcing the top voter getter.
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