The ablution is performed by means of strong application with the hands, dipped into the water, and is repeated several times.

The platform has stagnated as new entrants like Apple and Google impress mobile users with slick user interfaces and strong application stores.

With 300,000 downloads of the developer tools, Microsoft could have a relatively strong application store at launch.

But with a strong application screening process at the front end, hopefully we can continue to keep the real nasty stuff out of our sandbox.

Both groups said they filed strong applications and intended to continue competing for grants.