I just have a general question I haven’t been able to find the answer to. If you buy an application in Windows 8 Store(Using your Surface for example.) do you have to purchase that same application on Windows 8 Phone store?
Also if you buy something in Windows phone 7 do you get that same application in Windows 8 Store(Using your Surface for example.) or Windows Phone 8 Store?
Yes, the Windows 8 Store and the Windows Phone Store are separate. There is only one Windows Phone Store – it just filters the applications based on the version of the phone targets. If you buy a WP7 app, it will be available to you on a WP8 phone.