Even if the searching part worked perfectly, though, MSN Search would have a ways to go before catching up to the mature, highly polished application-ishness of its rivals.
It might not be that far off – 38 of the projects from last year are still up and running, and some have even become pretty polished applications with revenue streams.
If colleges adopt the recommendations, and there are signs that at least some plan to, that won't mean that ambitious students no longer turn in professionally polished applications.
(A polished, professional iPhone application can cost around $50,000 to produce).
As such, they note in a blog post that, "because we put a lot of sweat into producing a polished, Apple-caliber application, we feel Birdfeed is worth $4.99".
This isn't a huge surprise given MetaLab's background, but the web app looks and feels a lot like something you'd expect from a polished native iPad application (in addition to the web app, there's also a native iPhone app available right here).
Next to choosing the right colors for your skin tone, the tools used for application are the most important part of having a polished and flawless look.
The company has released a native Android application, available on Android Market for free, which offers users a polished media player capable of playing both audio and video.
Qwiki is a web and mobile application that take search queries and returns pertinent information in a polished visual format, complete with narration.
turned into a polished, confident supercampaigner.
