strikes me as the same kind of mechanism used in the E7, no? carries accepted the E7 no questions asked, mostly thanks to the N8's success and the fact it is running Symbian, a known config. if it was rejected it was more likely because the carriers had the same limited vision as most ppl on the Internet; NOKIA has deserted MeeGo and they would be left w/ an unsupported device as soon as W devices come out.