Apple has recently acquired a specialiast from Palm who focuses on notifications. I predict iOS 5.0 will hold some changes, although whether they are significant to an extent we expect, only time will tell.
On a more serious note, that thread was meant as an idea farm for better design paradigms, and this thread is a complaint and a question about notifications. There's a distinct difference.
Apple has recently acquired a specialiast from Palm who focuses on notifications. I predict iOS 5.0 will hold some changes, although whether they are significant to an extent we expect, only time will tell.