While it is a funky design decision, a folder's read-only attribute is used for folder customization & such and should not affect the write permissions of enclosed files unless the app is looking in the wrong place. Explorer (the desktop) should still delete & modify without problems. The effect can be different with some networking products but for local volumes it shouldn't cause any problems.
MS has an article on the topic:
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;326549
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