I am worried too! with all those restrictions in WP, can Nokia handle it?
but I think Microsoft now is working closer with Nokia. but from the leaked shots, I still see no sign of stereo recording. and what a lazy back design Nokia made (but the front was awesome NOKIA logo now re-place in center!) but hey, 41megapixel ftw. Samsung Apple kamu ada? 

twtang on 925's thread is quite a good tipster for Malaysia, stalk him if you wish to know any new release.
Not likely to see this phone gets announce in Malaysia any soon. Hopefully this november.

i dunno what nokia try to say most of the features other OS already have long time but they can say no one come near lol.

For nokia trend and strategy the most I am willing to sacrifice is 2k and below anything above I save it for a phablet.

There are alot great phones coming up not worth spending premium price for a half baked OS like windows phone.

For camera its definitely satisfying everything else is not.

Hello uncle before even you get to try lumia 1020 i will get my unit dont need to teach me what to do.

Since when i said Lumia is a OS i didnt know there someone outdated like you that dont even know what the OS is running until requires you to assume Lumia is an OS. Please la please at least google it.

Hello uncle all lumia series are running windowsphone you dont even know that? Need me to state in clearly?

Uncle lets not humilate you but if you want lets put money on table if i can prove to you what i said you reward me RM1000 if lose i reward RM1000 dare take the bet lets bring it on on the real time multitasking.

So please tell me how much is the Lumia 1020 price going to launch in malaysia? Give me your info since you claim you know?

We are talking about flexibility not a person that only can afford windowsphone telling me whats a malware?
I have all OS even from meego, to symbian and even maemo.  I know the difference.

Just because you do not know what you are buying please stop teaching me what to do.

Even mobile photography you cant even beat me so what are you talking about camera?

So 920 vs 925 vs 1020 maybe for a rich person like you show me you own all 3. Then talk.

You pay additional 1K+ each for metallic, camera and jack of all traits. I dunno should i laugh or cry isnt lumia 1020 have jack of traits all combine and BETTER. 2GB ram.
Please go do your research before teaching me what to do. Try all different OS then teach me do you know even know what real time multi tasking is? You wanna see my video on real time multitasking on a Nokia N9?

Thank you uncle try keep yourself in trend and up to date then with that you know how to compare the difference not blindly support one thing that you dont even know what you are buying?

I can even tell you the pros and cons windows phone vs android vs iOS.

I also wonder for a person that can take Lumia as an OS is a joke.

Uncle i have owned and used windows phone since 7.5 to 8.

Heard my friend said taiwan is selling it for almost rm3k (after converting it to myr), with some freebies of coz. Minus the freebies should be around rm2.7k. Not sure how much would this phone cost in Malaysia.

i think what he means real multitasking is like the samseng's multi windows view maybe? 

i know app swithing...but atleast on my wp7.8 kenot watch simultaneously side by side example like: watching prawn while another window whatsapp side by side....

not sure on wp8 tough....

i got lumia 920 dy, must wait till it is no longer supported by microsoft..
they promise gdr1,2,3, blue or 8.1, then wp9..

if so, i did a good choice selecting Lumia 920 back then over samsung galaxy s3,
bear in mind back then all my frens and family use iphone and android..
the decision i made was like swimming across a mighty river..

every time i met ppl they said why not s3??
windows no apps lah.. nobody use wp8.. whatsapp oso buggy..

i said to them, apps can come anytime,
better for me to buy good hardware, solid phone, good camera,
got free navigation summore..
now wp8 slowly moving forward, apps got improvised, new functions unlocked..

Jom teh tarik and test it out. 

to steal some thunder from Ipong5s/5c and Note 3 i guess.

Bro mwtang, now that Microsoft bought over Nokia devices, will it (Lumia range) get cheaper ?

To capture more share ? Since now they can directly influence RRP / price points ?
DIff marketing team in charge ? Diff ideas ?

Another update... the matte finish on the body is excellent.. not as slippery as the L920 since it catches alot of oil and fingerprints, but is instead smooth. There is however tendancy for device to slip out, but at least the matte texture reduces such possiblity. 

I keep taking it out to 'feel' it and the camera hump gives it exquisite character and seamlessly formed with the phone body. No gaps or irregular corners, unlike my HTC One which has a miniscule gap in one corner of the screen. The L1020 glass screen is not as curved at the edges like the L920, hence, when I roam my fingers all over the phone, its silky smooth. So good.

Build quality is also very good and improved. No squeeky or hollow feely bits like my L920 that even after sending to SC for repair, would re-appear in different parts of the phone (sides and near camera lens).

No random restarts or shutdowns.

Significantly lighter than the L920, yet feels very solid.

getting new/even more market share, priced right. Price cuts don't have to be massive.
Not asking/demanding, just hoping.

I think they need to boost market share more to get those key developers behind popular apps to develop app for Windows Phone. I think the main drawback of Windows Phone is lack of certain essential apps, like banking apps, stock broking apps and some other essential apps that are already available with Android and iOS. 

Cheap phones will boost market share a lot. Look at L520. 

*Hoping for Microsoft subsidized L1020 

I had the idea of compiling the local apps into a thread and let them shine and perhaps comments on it so that the developers of those app at least have some deep insights on how to improve.

I still remember Nokia company paying 3 figures money for those students who successfully submitted their assignment apps to the Ovi store.
jon, *pats shoulder*

All we can do is ask and hope for the best for WP8. Someday those features will be implemented or perhaps a better solution will come out.