That's true, and I do like the slight lean that the bars on my Porteur allow when in the bend for hills or head winds. I rode drops for years too, and understand the advantages they offer, but now even the very mild drop of the Luterwassers on my 1935 Raleigh had become too much for my wrists and neck which forced me to swap them out for northroads. The thing I have against drops is they don't allow for an upright option.
Every style of bar has advantages and disadvantages that change with each individual, any claims of a particular styles inferiority or superiority are nothing more than personal opinion.

I'm eagerly awaiting a parcel from Holland, one of the items is a Gazelle "switch" stem that allows a wide range of height, angle, and reach adjustment with the flip of a lever, to match ones mood or conditions.