>(UPDATE - Sorry - Thought I had selected Windows Phone category..)
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>I just tried making a sample Silverlight wp7 app in VS2010 (with SDK7.1). Works fine in the emulator.
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>Then I wanted to try it on my phone.
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>Obviously I'm an idiot for thinking I should be able to deploy or debug to my Windows Phone Device (selectable from VS2010) via USB with Zune installed and connected to the phone.
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>I get an error that my phone is not developer unlocked (why?).
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>Further research says I need to go to AppHub to register (why? - I'm trying to publish my app to my phone directly.).
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>I go there and fill in everything until the (apparently) last step - AppHub wants $99/year to register (WHY?? - I'm trying to publish my app to my phone directly!!). I skip that step.
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>OK - I try to use Windows Phone Developer Registration. No way - my AppHub registration is incomplete - I haven't paid my $99/year extortion fee!!!
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>Am I missing something, or is Microsoft the blood-sucking money pit people say it is, and my windows phone development is at an end?
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>I hope I'm missing something.
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>If I actually pay the extortion fee and build/test an app I want employees here to use (not public, not for sale), how the hell do I deploy the application?

A nice walk of 15 or 20 minutes is recommended <g>.

We've all been there with the frustration level. Sometimes it really is better to just let it go and do something else for a while.

(spoken like a true Polonius)