Same here.

But, perhaps unusually, that's why I need an open phone.

I don't expect any existing productivity apps to fit my way of working. (Haven't found any yet.) Sure, there are handy tools like calendars and so on, but not much to really channel my workflow, give me the right sorts of reminders and promptings, help me coordinate projects, track my accounts when I make business purchases and so on.

Some try, but they just don't fit me very well.

I'm really excited about the prospect of developing a few tools that really fit me personally to run on the N900. Things that don't work very well on a regular computer, because it's not always with me or it's not convenient to switch on. Or just because it fits, somehow, to use a task a time tracker (for example) on a separate little device instead of yet another window on a cluttered desktop.

When I'm at the desk, I'm anticipating that I might not keep any more IM windows open on the computer, as instead the N900 may fill that role, and I can take it away from the desk without interrupting sessions. I wouldn't be surprised if the occasional Facebook check is done on the N900 instead of on the computer browser, too.

Something about separating tasks by physical object separation is coming to mind. Ironic, given it's a "convergence" device. What I'm expecting, or at least imagining, is for it to converge more of my communications, music and personal task management, allowing the "big" tools (laptop etc.) to be involved in less of those and somehow tidying up my brain's use of the laptop.

Or it could be a total fantasy and I spend loads of time tinkering with it :-)

Anyway, point is I'm imagining that I want to use it as a productivity tool - my way - and for that, I anticipate it's open source friendliness is essential. Otherwise I can't make it work for me, because I function better using personalised apps than using someone else's.