That still sucks, but at least it's well known (he knew about it before I sent him the link).
I don't see this as a plus. At all. The fact that it's been known for now two point releases is astounding. It's a severe bug, which can result in data-loss. The fact that this even got out of QA is amazing.
I'm sure if this were happening to Vista, the entire internet would be apeshit demanding a fix. It happens to OSX and people learn to live with it..
Seems Apple focused more on making Finder pretty, as opposed to fixing a glaring bug which has been present since Panther. But hey, at least they have the iPhone.