10.6.6 the premature update

I have been following the OS 10.6.6 problems and usually wait a day or two after the announcement before I upgrade in case there are problems . I always back up and do all disk maintenance as well as start the upgrade in safe mode.
My 2008 MBP was the first upgrade which installed with no problems. I used this machine for routine tasks all day and have had no problems at all.
I then felt confident enough to upgrade my 2010 MBP and the installation process completed without any problems. After the restart things turned ugly as my first click on the dock froze the computer. I then did all the maintenance tasks as well as a rebuild with DiskWarrior and the glitch continued. Both of these MBPs have almost identical software installed including files and programs.
I am a back up fanatic so at the moment I am well into restoring the OS 10.6.5 state of the 2010 MBP via Time Machine. I have a clone which can be used if for some reason the Time Machine restore fails.
This is the first time I have had a problem with an OS X upgrade starting with version 10.2.0. I think this upgrade was rushed to accommodate the announcement of the App Store without adequate testing. I'll be eagerly awaiting 10.6.7

Thanks for the comment.
Both MBPs were updated with the 10.6.6 combo version which I always use.
Since I am batting .500 in the 10.6.6 game I don't have any urgency
to update the 2010 machine from which I am making this post with
10.6.5. I'll wait for 10.6.7 or even 10.7.0.

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