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title: ".Net Desktop contest winners announced"
url: "https://osherove.com/blog/2003/7/23/net-desktop-contest-winners-announced.md"
canonical: "https://osherove.com/blog/2003/7/23/net-desktop-contest-winners-announced.html"
published: "2003-07-23T13:54:00"
updated: "2003-07-23T13:54:00"
tags: ["Blogging"]
author: "Roy Osherove"
description: "Ok. The .Net desktops contest is over and we have our winners! You can check out the statistics at the desktops site . 1st Place : Tony Pino (no real surprise there...) Tony gets the book Applied XML Programming for…"
usage: "Licensed under CC BY 4.0 — reuse, quote and adapt with attribution (Roy Osherove, link to the original page)."
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# .Net Desktop contest winners announced

By Roy Osherove July 23, 2003 In [Blogging](https://osherove.com/blog/category/blogging)

**Historical article** · Originally published July 23, 2003; technical details may be outdated.

Ok. The [.Net desktops contest](http://pnavy.com/royo/desktops) is over and we have our winners! You can check out the statistics at the [desktops site](http://pnavy.com/royo/desktops).

**1st Place**: [Tony Pino](http://pnavy.com/royo/desktops/TonyPino) (no real surprise there...)

_Tony gets the book_ [_Applied XML Programming for Microsoft .NET_](https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0735618011/qid=1058291340/sr=8-1/ref=sr_8_1/iserializable-20) _courtesy of_ [_Patrick Steele_](http://weblogs.asp.net/psteele)

**2nd Place**: [Rob Chartier](http://pnavy.com/royo/desktops/RobCartier)

_Rob gets a 30$ coupon at the Microsoft store, courtesy of_ [_Robert Scoble_](http://scoble.weblogs.com/)

**3rd place**: [Addy Santo](http://pnavy.com/royo/desktops/Addys)

_Addy gets the book:_ [_MCAD/MCSD Training Guide (70-310): Developing XML Web Services and Server Components with Visual Basic .NET and the .NET Framework_](https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0789728206/qid=1058219311/sr=8-2/ref=sr_8_2/iserializable-20) _,courtesy of_ [_Mike Gundelroy_](http://www.larkware.com/)

Congratulations to all of you!

**Winners**: Contact me for details on how to get your prizes :)

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