Tilde (~) is not converted to user home dir in Windows

FULL PRODUCT VERSION :
java version "1.7.0_51"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.7.0_51-b13)
Dynamic Code Evolution 64-Bit Server VM (build 24.51-b03-dcevmfull-3, mixed mode)


ADDITIONAL OS VERSION INFORMATION :
Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.10586]

A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
Tilde resolves to the working dir instead of intelligently resolving to the user home dir

STEPS TO FOLLOW TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM :
A user enters their home directory in a config file using a tilde (~).
This doesn't resolve to the user home when on Windows.

EXPECTED VERSUS ACTUAL BEHAVIOR :
EXPECTED -
I expect ~ to resolve to user home on Windows.
ACTUAL -
It resolves to the working dir

REPRODUCIBILITY :
This bug can be reproduced always.

---------- BEGIN SOURCE ----------
import java.nio.file.Path;
import java.nio.file.Paths;

public class Test {
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    Path doesntWork = Paths.get("~/.m2");
    System.out.println(doesntWork.toAbsolutePath());
    Path works = Paths.get(System.getProperty("user.home") + "/.m2");
    System.out.println(works.toAbsolutePath());
  }
}

---------- END SOURCE ----------

CUSTOMER SUBMITTED WORKAROUND :
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7163364/how-to-handle-in-file-paths

String path = "~/Documents";
path.replaceFirst("^~", System.getProperty("user.home"));