Leave it to Matt to always go against the grain of conventional wisdom.
I definitely agree that Facebook has balls pulling out this redesign but I do not agree that the design is for the better.
My thoughts on the new facebook homepage: http://blog.clutterme.com/2009/03/thoughts-on-new-facebook-h...
* It's going to stink for apps.
* Facebook is killing its own page views
On the converse side, the redesign is a definite upper for brands and the visibility of their pages:Mashable talks about some of the effects that the redesign has had on its Facebook Page, http://mashable.com/2009/03/19/new-facebook-brands/