MillaN: Isn’t that just what they did. Ie export and import is available as links. But you have to download as plugins the first time you use them.

I just installed/upgraded and am moving several blogs into one using the builtin network capability. I guess that possibly points towards bloatware… but I’m quite happy since it’s my main use (to have several blogs operate from one install).

Exactly, the WP core is getting bigger (and slower) with each version, and there should be a line somewhere so that WP doesn’t became bloat-ware like so many other great platforms and programs did. Maybe is a good idea to make some of the features optional and that can be added later if needed. For instance, I don’t need export, import, links or some other things and I don’t need to install them every time. Such level of optimization is not so easy to do, but it will be very useful and welcomed by most WP users.

I guess we will be spending more time trying to cache those php files and reducing database calls.

And thanks for running this test, its highly useful to me and should be to Matt and the WP development crew.