There's also that bit that says only stock based ROMs can include gapps in their ROMs; all others must have the user install them separately.
I'd love to see a good ROM that includes some superior 3rd party inclusions/replacements out of the box. QuickPic, Ghost Commander, ADW or Zeam Launcher, App Quarantine, Business Calendar, Ultra Chron, Wuala or Dropbox.... so many ways to add better functionality to a ROM and app function.
Just don't go too heavy on the try-to-buy apps and no one will start frowning upon you like they do legacy OS's that come with those hooks on the desktop.