hmmmm...I really am not sure. I have been sort of thinking the same thing. As in since there are zero xword apps for Maemo as of today. Unless of course, I want to run KDE off a card, very doable. And I might partition a SDHC card just for that and maybe some office type apps.

But I really do not know anymore then you about buying aps which are locked to a device. I have done a bit of searching on the topic but only half hearted. I am leaning toward caution as while taking individually the apps are not too expensive, though some can get pretty expensive. But when you consider you are spending cash on what is a platform that has shown almost no movement in over a year now, well, to me it makes me think long and hard am I just burning $20-bills.