The Armory basically won't run on my PC, and I wondered if anything was being done about it. Well apparently it is still in BETA status and Blizzard knows it runs like shit.

First, I hope you don't mind me saying that your choice of word to describe the Armory as "horrible" is a bit of an exaggeration don't you think? Your issue is the speed of the load not the actual use and functionality of the Armory so your title is overstated and misleading to what you feel the real issue is that is plaguing you.

The reason I point this out is because the Armory is still a work in progress and considered still in beta. By knowing what issues are prevalent in its use, it helps the web team track them down and hopefully get them resolved. It's important to be very clear about what issues people are having and what possible things could be causing them. We are most definitely continuing to collect feedback on the performance of the Armory as well as the features that people would like to see in the future so please feel free to do so.