I don't know anyone who uses it, so I'm just not sure how this is a disappointment to anyone. Seems like trying to make a big deal out of Apple removing something nobody used. Also Apache is still installed on the machine, so you can run it if you want. It's just not push button.
I gave up using the Apple supplied Apache a while back. It became difficult to accommodate the diverse collection of server configurations I have to support and Vagrant + Puppet handles that very nicely. For those who have more modest needs, MAMP will probably suffice.
Brett Terpstra has a great post on how to do this in Mountain Lion: <a href="http://brettterpstra.com/fixing-virtual-hosts-and-web-sharing-in-mountain-lion/" rel="nofollow">http://brettterpstra.com/fixing-virtual-hosts-and-web-sharin...</a>