I don't care who you are, that's funny.  Thanks for the link.

Yeah, the app store is a bit light on at present, but the more important items are there and the list is growing. It could also have an effect on sales if people are more concerned with a handful of apps than picking up a top shelf phone, I guess, but sales of the 820 are going really well according to sales assistants in the various phone shops I went into today.

I was hunting for one of the cordless charging pads [those are hard to come by just now] and me being an inquisitive bugger that I am, asked how sales were going with the Nokia Lumia's.  Yeah, the 820's are selling like hotcakes.  However, the 920 is selling slower due to limited carrier issues [only 2 currently] and possibly price.  A Nokia Lumia 920 unlocked will set you back around $700 here in Oz.

Oh yeah, the other question I asked as how well the iPhone is selling.  In 3 of the 5 stores I was in today, no iPhones had been sold all week; 1 store had sold 2 and the other just 1.  Also, the guy in the Vodaphone shop told me that Apple shares had dropped 4 points in early trading today [was still Friday in the US], and that it was the third drop in less than a month. 

Hmmm, maybe my prediction of Apple's gradual decline has already begun to take shape.

kona,

Not to make you feel 'picked-on' by me again but do you ever post anything in 'support' of anything at all?  Or are all of your posts just like that annoying little kid who can't seem to help wanting to continuously poke a stick at the beehive just to "see what happens"........I mean seriously.......

Yes the MS store was light at WP8 launch, it isn't so light anymore.  Sure there are still substantially less windows phone apps than for the other markets......so?  All of the pertinent ones are there or coming.  Will that affect sales?  It may.......but what is the point in even debating that?  To see how many bees come out to sting you?   hehe 

You actaully have no point.  Since unlike me (who has used ios, droid AND windows phone)......you haven't actually used any smartphone.  Remember?  They are "too rich for your blood"........

I never said that about XP. I've used XP for years. Even when I was skinning.

No need to, Android phones [Samsung; LG; Sony; Nokia, etc] sell well because of the large variety of brands and models, that every Oz carrier supports them, and there's a very well stocked app store.

kona, NO, it does not mean that.  The platform which supports those apps [IOS, Android, Windows] is the key element, not the other way around. Now the thing is, while the MS app store isn't as well appointed as the IOS and Android stores, WP8 is the superior platform and provides a cleaner, smoother and more intuitive user experience... no doubt. 

Like the_Monk, I have experienced all three platforms, and honestly, the Windows phone runs rings around the other two, for speed, accuracy and responsiveness.  You see, it's not just the Nokia Lumia that shines as a Windows phone, HTC has a couple of pretty decent Windows phones also, and they too beat the iPhone 5 and Android 4.2 in the user friendly department... and not just by a little bit.  I know because I sampled several phones before settling on the Lumia 820 for sure.  Of the two brands, the Nokia Lumia 820 and 920 are clearly the better phones because they are more robust and durable than the HTC's... as in made of tougher stuff.

Who says?  According to one salesperson I spoke to yesterday, Australian demand for the Nokia Lumia 820 is beginning to outpace supply, which has slowed due to a busier than expected European market.  Besides, the Win 8 phone didn't have a handful of big selling big brothers to pave the way, unlike the iPhone 5.  Not only that, it's still early days.  They've only been on the market a couple of months, so it's to be expected when the WP8 is a relative newcomer to an already saturated mobile market.

@Starker: Maybe it's that way in Oz. Up here Android sales are stronger than Windows 8 phone sales.

@MaddDeez: Whatever. I don't recall that conversation. As if I care what people think of me.

Excellent form. Call me a troll in one thread and make fun of my town in the next. You are showing your true colors.

I also received a free wireless charger as a promotion from AT&T.  It works, and it's real convenient to have just sitting on my desk.

i also received one of those charging pads. unless i'm transferring tunes or other files, i never use the usb cable that came with the phone. the charging pad is sweet. 

Speaking of Xbox.  The xbox live integration with the lumia is pretty handy.  Using the Xbox smart-glass app to control your xbox (yes I know you can also use that app on the iphone etc.) and being able to message, game-invite etc. all from the phone is really neat.

EDIT:

My favourite apps (mostly for their 'coolness factor') are still the following (in no particular order):

Photobeamer - when in the same room with any internet-connected screen (ie. TV etc.) just navigate to www.photobeamer.com on said screen.  That screen will then display a QR code which when scanned by your Lumia enables immediate access to your photos.  Just swipe left-right to display your photos to the entire room!  

Smartshoot  -  One of Nokia's proprietary 'camera-lenses'.  This lens takes multiple shots in quick succession.  Immediately after taking the picture you can now choose the best overall picture, remove the dude who walked in front while you took the picture, swap each person's face with another instance/shot of their face to quickly and efficiently cobble together the 'smart'est shot!

City Lens - I use this app all the time.  Open the app, point your phone at the city around you and any points of interest you've asked to be shown will be superimposed over the city being displayed.  Click on a point of interest to get any contact info and directions to same.  You can then use Nokia's own turn-by-turn nav system to get you there!

Sure I can see how one would come to that conclusion.  Apple is after all still intent on riding the coat-tails of the first iPhone (with some 'enhancements' of course) and Google after making sure to firmly seat themselves in all areas of the consumer market seems content to just throw more and more apps at the world (many that do exactly the same thing as a thousand others already available but with so much clutter and so little 'standards' in the droid marketplace who would know?).  Both, Apple and Google have enjoyed free reign in their respective markets for a long time (too long in fact) as realisticly any user attracted to iOS and the "iWorld" would not even consider the "free-spirited" ideal of Android and Google as an alternative (same inverse). 

For the first time in a long time, there is it seems a real alternative to both, and that should be scary to the two (Apple and Google), and in my opinion just as the greater 'market' underwent an adjustment back in 2008 I sense the mobile/tablet world (ie. the new computing landscape) is in the process of undergoing an adjustment.  The 'winner' here will be the one who is most adaptable to the consumer and most innovative/forward thinking.  I think it is obvious which of the 3 might be occupying that seat at the moment.  Here's hoping MS doesn't drop the ball.......