Excellent move to recognize revenue by counting class of service premium towards status (re)qualification.
It also appears that UA is really going to address the EBay/SWU problem by making it harder to transfer (if it's possible at all). It might be a move to make it such that only 1K & companion could use SWUs (like the AC upgrades) and that will make the 1K tier a lot more attractive than it is now given that no 1K = no SWU.
Some good moves overall.