Guest hecatae Posted October 31, 2012 Report Share Posted October 31, 2012 Windows Phone 8 has launched, the SDK is available and Windows Phone 8 devices are about to be released — Microsoft think it’s time to get coding. As an added incentive, for the next 8 days individual developers can register for a Dev Center account for just $8 (a 92% saving). Wow, $8 USD for a Dev Center account, what do I need to know? You need a valid credit card, a PayPal account, or a promo code.The annual subscription is $99 USD. It’s free if you’re a DreamSpark student. So the next year will be full price, I can live with that, I should be a fully fledged Windows Phone 8 developer by then. Please note this is a very limited time offer. You’ll be charged $99 USD or equivalent in your local currency, and Dev Center will refund the difference in the next 30 to 45 days. I will be charged full price and not refunded for up to 45 days? Ouch!. I appreciate the gesture Microsoft, I really do, but as an individual developer I can't afford the upfront payment. If anyone else is thinking of joining Dev Center you only have 8 days to do so and it IS an amazing saving compared to the usual annual subscription, but it just seems a messy way to offer a discount. [Via: Windows Phone Dev Center] Click here to view the item Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest hoeferh Posted October 31, 2012 Report Share Posted October 31, 2012 Notice that it's still a subscription -- so next year they'll automatically charge you the full 99$. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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