Finder quits responding when lost network resource

Why does finder stop responding when a connection to a network share gets dropped? Really annoying when trying to relaunch finder and nothing happens.....

In the case when you are sharing a network volume and you move to a new network (like going from work to home), I have found that if you click the 'eject' button of the no-longer-available volume, the Finder as well as the entire machine hangs indefinately. The only way out is a force restart.
Can anyone from Apple comment on this?

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