Why did I lose my apps after upgrading iOS5

Hardware: iPhone 4
Problem: Upgraded my iOS on my phone to iOS 5... lost all my apps.
               Apps still show up in iTunes.
               Can NOT drag and drops Apps to "re-install" on my iPhone
               CAN "re-install" apps from my iPhone via the App Store
Bigger Problem:
                         Does iTunes not have functionality to "drag and drop" and install apps to a device?
I really don't want to go through the effort of having to select each app via the app store... I thought Apple was smarter?

Go through each tab and select what content to sync.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1386
I thought Apple users were smarter?

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