This concerns me as well. In my interactions with Nokia, I have become convinced that they actually *get it* (as well as any big corporation that is) in terms of how keeping things non-fragmented is beneficial to everyone. The SD driver was a big issue, but even on the stock rom, the device never seemed to get much love or attention from Sharp themselves. I don't think this will be the problem here.

But hardware drivers are an issue, it's ultimately up to the component manufacturer, or up to Nokia deciding to use a different manufacturer who will open their drivers/specs (if any) on a case by case basis.

I'm not sure what the current operating procedure here is, but I'd very much like to see Nokia nudge component manufacturers into more open practices as well.