[icebraining]

Frankly, is the default that important? Change it once and it's off. Even if you do that for 40 applications, it's still a very small amount of time in total.

Maybe I'm biased, though; exploring the Settings/Options is usually the first thing I do when I run a new application.

[jaysonelliot]

I think you're mistaking "what an advanced user can put up with" for what the best experience should be.