Add Outlook Inspired and Stock Market demos

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-# netcore-winforms-demos
+# .Net Core 3 WinForms Demos
+ 
+This repository contains the Outlook-inspired and Stock Market Trader demo applications that support .Net Core 3.
+ 
+## System requirements
+1. **Visual Studio 2019 Preview 1** or **Visual Studio 2017 Update 15.8** with the following options installed:
+ 
+    1. **.NET Framework 4.7.2 development tools**
+ 
+    1. **.NET Core 2.1 development tools**
+ 
+1. [.NET Core 3 SDK](https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet-core/3.0)
+ 
+ 
+
+## How to run the demos
+ 
+### Stock Market Trader Demo
+ 
+Open the following project in Visual Studio to see this demo:
+ 
+`\StockMarketTraderApp\Devexpress.StockMarketTrader.csproj`
+ 
+To run the demo in the console, navigate to the project's folder (`\StockMarketTraderApp\`) and call the following command:
+ 
+`dotnet run Devexpress.StockMarketTrader`
+ 
+### Outlook-inspired Demo
+ 
+To run this demo, open the solution in Visual Studio and build the solution.
+ 
+`\OutlookInspiredApp\DevExpress.OutlookInspiredApp.sln`
+ 
+To build the demo in the console, navigate to the solution's folder (`\OutlookInspiredApp`) and call the following command:
+ 
+`dotnet build DevExpress.OutlookInspiredApp.sln`
+ 
+Navigate to the `bin` folder and run the demo (`.\DevExpress.OutlookInspiredApp.Win.exe`).
+ 
+## How to integrate DevExpress WinForms Controls into a .NET Core 3 application
+ 
+You need DevExpress NuGet packages to create a .Net Core 3 project. Follow the steps below to add packages to a solution:
+ 
+1. Register the DevExpress Early Access feed in Visual Studio's NuGet Package Manager.
+ 
+    `https://nuget.devexpress.com/early-access/api`
+ 
+    See the [Setup Visual Studio's NuGet Package Manager](https://docs.devexpress.com/GeneralInformation/116698/installation/install-devexpress-controls-using-nuget-packages/setup-visual-studio%27s-nuget-package-manager) topic for more information.
+ 
+
+1. Install the **DevExpress.WindowsDesktop.Win** package for .Net Core 3 development. This package provides the DevExpress WinForms components.
+ 
+## Feedback
+ 
+You can provide feedback via [DevExpress Support Center](https://www.devexpress.com/Support/Center/Question/Create).
+ 
+## See Also
+ 
+See the [.NET Core 3.0 Windows Forms Samples](https://github.com/dotnet/samples/tree/master/windowsforms) repository for more examples.