I don't expect to pay anything for apps for my N900, and i don't. I paid a lot for the device because i knew it was open and i could get what i needed without spending more for it.

It doesn't mean i wouldn't buy Fallout 4 if it was released on it, but i would expect to pay $10+ for that, and rightfully so.

I guess it's a matter of expectations. When you say "mobile app", i suppose you are talking about a bite-sized app with bite-sized feature list. The problem is that the N900 isn't limited to "mobile apps", so there's no reason to expect the apps for it to be an order of magnitude cheaper than PC apps. Last i checked, many of those still go for a whole lot more than $1.

Maybe we'll see some "portable apps" in between the cell phone $1 specials and the desktop kitchen sink edition.

Remember, this isn't just about The Angry Birds (which could very well be a "mobile app"), it's about the pricing of apps for the N900.