Maybe so! From what others have said though, this bike doesn't have all of the right toys to be a TE model. Whilst 'other flavours are available', I rather like the idea of getting a model that has all of the bells and whistles, as it will stop me wanting to add stuff later and should make it easier to sell (one day, years from now, I hope).
From personal experience buying a te model just meant more toys to go wrong , for a keeper buy a basic with say heated grips , sat nav prep and then upgrade what bits you actually need