As I mentioned, my company would embrace this about as well as it's embraced Vista (i.e. not at all).
Hi Jared,
We want to look into integration with cloning tools, or resurrection of the cloning live image that we had going several months ago for physical installs. Being able to have all the software installed "full stack" is important, and the workflow will be smoother to get all the software onto the box -- while also straining development time much less and offering solutions for all OSes, not just Windows. (Yes, you could use this to image GNU Hurd if you wanted).
Meanwhile, start that Linux port :)
--Michael