Fireworks to Illustrator Issue

I am trying to export a full vector graphic (only gradients, blend modes, opacity and strokes). When i export to AI8 file format, it reduces file customisation to the minimum.
It converts the gradients to a solid fill
The blend modes dissapear
The opacity is up to 100%
It just keeps the first colour of the gradient, the strokes and of course the actual verctor shapes.
Could anyone tell me how to work around this ? I would only need gradients and opacity to convert properly, because i believe that AI doesn't even have blend modes. If somebody will suggest me to work in AI instead, i am much more familiar with FW and i have a better workfow with this app , just that some of my clients preffer AI and i have to export files for them. At the moment after i export it to AI, i go and edit the file once again to set the gradients and opacities as they were in FW.
Thank you !
PS: i have uploaded a sample exported to AI and also the native PNG source file.
Edit: Part of the problem is resolved (i deselected the "Freehand Compatible option") and i now have Gradients (allthought the elipse gradient is straightened , instead of oblique) , but what about Opacity and Gradient Opacity?

Cristi Marin wrote:
As i said in my original post , i am very familliar with Fireworks, but some of my clients prefer AI for vector illustrations, and i thought that i could work around some export issues so it would render properly as an .ai
One more question, do you think that adobe will perfect these export issues in the future so their whole CS suite will be compatible in between?
Thanks you for your responses so far!
That's a tough position to be in (having clients who want your files in .ai). If you have vector illustrations that are components of your Web design work, you might want to lean more on Illustrator for the drawing and move to Fireworks for the compositing work. I don't know if it will fly, but you could try explaining to your clients that you use Fireworks for your final files because its hybrid vector/raster abilities and its focus on Web production makes you more efficient. (The standard time = money argument.)
Fireworks came to Adobe with a completely different code base from Adobe's products. From CS3 to CS4, Adobe replaced the section of code for text rendering, to have Fireworks and Photoshop use the same code. A major code transplant like that is difficult and, in my opinion, shows that Adobe is serious about bringing Fireworks fully into the CS suite. I am certainly not in a position to guess what features Adobe has prioritized for the next cycle. You might submit a Feature Request for better .ai export here, though: https://www.adobe.com/cfusion/mmform/index.cfm?name=wishform

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