Wounded Ronin:
I agreed with you, 100%, until I started my SR4 campaign under a month ago. I still miss sticking huge wires in my head in order to jack into an aging telephony network, but I find this a lot simpler, now.
It's less Shadowrunesque, but more modern. I don't know.
I'm considering running a sidegame with SR4 rules, but pre-Crash matrix, and more leather/mullets/rockers. I know at least one of my players will love it. As for the rest of 'em, well, frag 'em.
KK:
That'd be nice. I know for a fact one or two of my players lurk this forum, so I'm ever mindful. (Hi guys!)