I actually like it better, to be honest. Part of it was because when I inverted my screen (cmd-alt-ctrl-8), there was a white edge peeking out from under my cool black menu bar. 🙂 In addition, though, is the fact that even though it's a tiny thing, it makes me feel like my screen is just a little bit fuller, and that no pixel on my monitor is being wasted. It also makes the top and bottoms of the screen symmetrical.
. . . or maybe I'm overanalyzing. 😉 But I really do appreciate the little details . . .
Take care,
Sojourn
EDIT: Whoops, a little too late with the extra pixels analysis! 🙂