firmware 1.1.2 in europe, disables third-party applications

"British reviewers who have tested the Apple iPhone that goes on sale in the U.K. Friday report that it comes pre-installed with a software update — 1.1.2 — that disables third-party applications," Phillip Elmer-Dewitt reports for Fortune. Full article here.
If this is the case, the hack community around the world has a new task for the coming weeks. I think a lot of the potential european iPhone owners will have more cool applications to be run on their expensive phone. Again it is a matter of time and there will be a site called jailbreakme.com for 1.1.2 or appsnap for fw 1.1.2.