Why wouldn't they be? They already know the range they are going to offer. Why are you so open to them hiding important details that would immediately remove them from contention? Are you that happy to have them at the end of the process stating "Oh by the way we want you to move to Japan." Thanks guys, with that little bit of information we could have prevented this whole song and dance.

On top of that, just because Google or Facebook might not, doesn't mean it's the right way or that I have to put up with that.

If they won't say up front, I don't care about anything else they have to say.

Maybe not, but they don't need to. A few Google searches should give a candidate some idea what to expect based on their experience. Also, Google and FB both have well known perks.

Google/FB/Other Big tech names are a lot different than some secretive private company that wants to interview for days on end and then offer half market value.

Maybe not Google or Facebook (yet), but we have hundreds of venture funded companies who will do exactly that on DeveloperAuction.