One gps map program which telenav does the best job of this on the phone i have yet to see.

one media player via pocket pc.

two weather programs one shows me the forecast, one that shows me a real time radar image.
one camera that works.
a handful of games that help pass the time when im bored and trapped at work.
one office suite.
the phone itself.
why do i need the rest on my phone?
expect pocket pc the rest are free.

Ill take a handful of truly useful widgets over a bazillion useless ones anyday of the week.

So this article ceases to impress.

Hi Stewart,
Thanks a lot for the review. I am the lead developer of pic2shop, and it's very hard to get visibility in all that clutter. Until an article like yours is published...

Android's market place has less, its true. But ask anyone who uses Android and iPhone and they'll tell you that the percentage of useful apps on Android is much higher than on iPhone. iPhone has the sheer numbers, but Android and others are better at having quality. Guess it goes back to the old quality vs. quantity struggle. Personally, I think Apple will pay later because of their bloated store, among other atrocities in their mobile marketplace.

Perhaps the best way to compete with 100000 applications is to delete 99999 and concentrate on quality. But I suppose we do not function like that, and that is sad, indeed.