Maven update remote indexes broken in IntelliJ10

I was trying to use Maven with IntelliJ10, but I could not update the indexes of the Maven Central Repository. After wasting a couple of hours, I found out that it was a know bug, IDEA-63043 Maven update remote indexes broken. Why do I keep running into all sorts of problems when using IntelliJ ? I love the interface and all the features it offers, but I wish I could use them at their full potential without having to look for bug reports.