Concerning apps, I think Thomas is right. Personally I could care less if I can use yet another CD/MP3/ogg player. I understand the need for running small apps to nail down the bigger ones, and multimedia apps are definitely sexier than most others. However, right now there's a lot of areas in Linux where there aren't that many (or any) apps to choose from. For instance, here's some categories on Tucows to choose from:
3D apps: http://tde.tucows.com/mmedia/3d95.html Accounting: http://tde.tucows.com/business/acctng95.html Flowcharting/diagaming: http://tde.tucows.com/business/flow95.html
Maybe I should shut up now and try some out..
-Brian Vincent