The apps are appealing only if you don't have a good smartphone that handles such things already. The performance issues (such as the recent battery drain issue) don't make a good case for softrooting.
While I appreciate the work that devs have done porting apps to the nook, I've rooted twice (once right after the nook was rooted) and once this week. I've gone back to stock both times.
As with all Android bases, the best reasons for rooting is to get rid of "bloatware" put on the device by a carrier or manufacturer or to enable wi-fi tethering....which the nook user doesn't have to worry with in the first place.
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