Here are the links to the polls (simulator and MegaWizard) again. If a sufficient number of people vote, it will be a reasonable argument for Altera, hopefully:
megawizard poll (
http://www.alteraforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=24291)
simulator poll (
http://www.alteraforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=24415)
I have the same opinion than you. Maybe the problem is that "schematic design" sounds "unprofessional". In fact, I have to admit that I have seen many bad schematic designs from beginners. But I think, if the same people do a VHDL or Verilog design, it would be bad, too.
For people who are used to the schematic design flow, it is really a nightmare what Altera did... (esp. because the new GUI may be a big step internally in Quartus, but gives no clear benefit to Windows users, only quite some restrictions and new bugs.) Let's hope for the next service pack...
Thomas