Daylight savings time and recurring alarms--FIX IT ALREADY APPLE iPhone

Jeeze Louise! Apple has only known about the iPhone clock being unable to cope with recurrent alarms since LAST September when DST ended in Australia. iOS 4.2 did not fix it by the way. Nice how it wasnt released until -after- the entire Southern Hemisphere had already been late for stuff. Maybe most folks didnt have to work til Monday & caught on that there was a bug, but thats no comfort for we who work on Sundays.
November I was early for work. Today was a different story. What the H-E-*-* Apple?!?!? Its a CLOCK. None of my previous phones (circa 2006) with recurring alarm features had this problem. Maybe 4.2 fixed the fall back issue; guess well see this November. But good Lord! Cant they fix it both ways? I shouldnt have to plug in my old geezerly Nokia just to have a reliable alarm twice a year for DST. Im not really I interested in a work around as at the price we pay for iPhones, this ought not be *happening*!
PC, iPhone 3G Windows XP iOS 4.2