For my personal use, I don't have a problem with everything combined. However, I have corporate responsibility for creating installation packages for application users needing the management tools and developers needing BIDS. In the past, I could extract the client installation portion from the installation DVD and only supply that to whomever needed it. With SQL Server 2008, I need to supply the entire installation DVD to anyone needing only BIDS or SSMS. Since we us MVLS software with embedded keys, I have to surround the supplied installation software with a package that does not allow the installer access to more than they need because of licensing concerns. It can be done but is a real hassle and we still need to move huge amounts of unneeded software around to various locations.

I would very much like to see the various tools in separate install packages.