Publish my windows store app, but not until I'm 18?

Hello,
I am about finished with my first Windows Store app :-) and I went to get a developer account so I can publish the app (I am even willing to let go of $50 for initially publishing a free app), and it said "You must be 18 years old to have a Windows
Store developer account." :-( It said this because I am 17, but I want to clarify here. Are you saying that everyone under 18 is completely locked out of app sharing? Since the Windows Store is the only means of distribution, it is surprisingly inaccessible.
I am not even submitting a paid app yet, so I don't even need to worry about direct bank deposits for getting paid. I'm a bit lucky because my birthday is only 6 months away, but what if there are 15 or 16 year-olds that want to release their app to the world?
I think you should have a type of youth account or something. For example, (if you are under 18 only) it would be free to create, and you can only publish free apps. This seems like the only truly fair way to make up for the monopolistic distribution, not
to mention help the entire Windows 8 app ecosystem.
I seriously don't know what problem there would be with people under 18 publishing their apps. I even work at my community college as a math tutor! Could the restriction be lowered to 16 years old?

Listen, I love Windows 8 and the new app platform, but this requirement is ridiculous, and it needs to get fixed for the good of the platform. Already, only 33% of developers are even willing to develop Windows 8 apps, whereas there are some 16 and 17 year-olds
(like ME) that are shunned out of the process. This is unacceptable.
Alex, I understand your feelings on this, but this is absolutely the same on any other platform. It is also the same for any legal aspect of starting a business. When you start selling or distributing applications through the Windows store, or
via the App Store, or Play... you are exposing not only yourself, but the respective operators of those systems, to all sorts of liability and in order to clearly define rights and responsibilities, contracts are required. For example, you have to sign
a contract that in part attests to the fact that you understand and agree that you won't use your apps as a means of doing or promoting anything illegal. You also attest that you won't rampantly steal content that belongs to others, etc.
The problem is that any such contract you sign does not carry the weight of law; under the law, you cannot enter into a contract and have that contract be binding. Any 'promise' you make under such a contract is thus automatically void and the contract
provides no protection at all to the other party arising out of any action you could potentially take. Not only that, it exposes them to potential liability arising out of allowing a minor to participate in contractually obligated proceedings knowing
those proceedings are null and void.
You would not be able to open a bank account or obtain a credit card without the assistance of a parent or guardian. This is no different.
The easy answer, as has been suggested already, is to have your parent or guardian sign up for a developer account and sign any necessary contracts, and then develop away.

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