Donny

Yes this is, as you say, it could be picked up as first or last, but when drag selecting around objects it's helpful to be able to specify which is the key as you wouldn't know which it is.

For UI design this is incredibly important when creating menu's etc that have many objects that need to be e.g. 10px apart or equally spaced within a specific area...
 
Bit of a sticking point actually, and may see me wait for future versions of AD before taking the plunge completely away from AI.
 
Thanks!