I think this is a device with a lot of promise, but a loooong way to go. I have one right now, but unfortunately I also have a Nokia N95 8GB.

I dig the open-source-ness of this thing, but this seems to cripple the device as well. App development is slow. Heck, the UI framework development is even slow (and changing). For example, the only way to configure the device is to (a) set up USB networking and (b) use the commandline and gconftool. There is no configuration/settings app. The only way it comes close to my N95 is that I can use it as a phone.

I know that this is a young platform and that an open source phone is very cool, but for Openmoko to survive against the phone biggies, it's gotta develop fast and have an interface that at least comes close to popular phones. It does not feel like open source is going to make that happen.