I think that both Ovi and the Maemo store were caught wanting on this one. The N900 came out and it seems as though no one was ready for it in terms of apps, except for the devs and users.

Ovi, imo, is still struggling to get out of the starting blocks on this one. This is where iPhone has such a huge advantage and drawing card when it comes to the apps stakes. It seems that the device itself is not enough nowadays...but a combined approached of device and apps is the right combination?