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We all love devices. As a matter of fact, one of the first things people do with a PC, phone or tablet is customize it. We change backgrounds, install apps, change the ringtone; all to make it "personally mine." Over the last year, as the application ecosystem has grown, so has the number of applications available. Although the development tools for the Windows Phone platform are the best in the industry for building mobile applications, the quality range of applications developed for Windows Phone is similar to other platforms. In this article, I'll explore some development "gotchas" and see why some apps (apart from content) achieve greater customer response than others. Some issues are code-related, while others are design-based.