I think Adobe realizes this and going forward is going to have to make some changes. They are in the midst of transitioning from a desktop software company to

I think Adobe realizes this and going forward is going to have to make some changes. They are in the midst of transitioning from a desktop software company to a platform provider (Flash Platform, PDF and Flex) and are still integrating the wide range of apps that they have purchased over the years. Unfortunately, at this point, it would be hard for them to justify completely rewriting their core apps and possibly miss future releases (e.g. CS5) which is a major part of their earnings. At some point, their new online apps and Eclipse-based products will mature and they will slowly begin to fix (or trim) things on the desktop side. Hopefully, this comes sooner rather than later.