I disagree.  Sorry.  Having actually played the game 12 times now, I find the game to be the best version of D&D yet.  And I've been playing since 2nd Edition D&D (Before 1st Edition AD&D).  Admittedly, I hated 3.0 and 3.5, I thought they were a downgrade on the AD&D system, but I think 4e is finally on the right evolutionary path of RPGs.  The only negative I have about the game is that it is over so quickly.  You stop at level 30, and EVERY SINGLE level takes about 10 encounters to achieve.  12 games and I'm already level 11. 

The game itself is infinitely better, but I do think it ends too quickly.  Maybe should have increased levelling costs after 11th and 21st level to require 20 and 40 encounters on average.  (Maybe we'll just House Rule that in)