As for software, the more geeks get these super cool toys the more software will be ported. All these Linux and emulation people are not afraid to build a package or two anyways. I personally decided to stick with Angstrom for a while, but the repos lack couple of things I need, so maybe I'll manage to recompile them on Pandora and for Pandora. For me, 'normal' Linux on portable device was the main reason to buy Pandora, not the retro games and unique controls.
It's definitely not iOs' precisely targeted and sexy looking soft, but still.