The Windows Store Crosses 50,000 Available Apps For Windows 8 And Windows RT

Microsoft is also paying developers up to $2000 to develop apps for Windows 8 & Windows Phone

http://build.windowsstore.com/keepthecash

but still the apps are mostly like this: 1000 note taking app, 2000 calculator, 5000 "iframe the same site within app".

The only good ones are from the big ones like twitter, teamviewer, wikipedia etc.