MrCreativity, I have the same thoughts as you (voiced here ). However, here's how I see it:
Lets assume that the final release of FExplorer does NOT have access to the private folders. Here are your options:
1. FExplorer for file browsing/manipulation, screenshots, turn the backlight on, task management, etc.
2. Y-browser for files, Screenshot for screenshots, SpotOn for backlight, Tasky for task management, etc.
So FExplorer is more or less a swiss army knife, whereas you could have separate apps for each task.
I think this fits good with the market. I think that some people would rather have one program to do it all, and others would rather have an app for each task. Personally, i'll probably stick with Handy Taskman cause I like the way it takes over my task manager (holding menu). However, I'll probably get FExplorer for everything else.