I wonder if this is a real problem that real people have out there ("what's this application?") or if it's just a solution to a non-problem. Windows users had this terminal at least until XP - I'm not sure about recent versions, don't use them much. Still, they had no problem with it. Why would Maemo users?

Anyway... The only way I could live with this is if I could revert to the sane behavior (=terminal visible as an application) by editing a *.desktop file, typing a magic command after I first launched the terminal or shaking the device while dancing on one leg.

The proposed key combination is just impossible on the current keyboard. Actually, all Ctrl+Shift-combinations are a PITA. If this is the only way to start the terminal, it means there's no practical way to start it at all... and then it would be better to just not include it and have it in Extras for those who want it. (Which may be the better solution in the first place if Nokia has doubts about the terminal app.)