This is strange, can anyone shed any light on why the ratings would drop so much?
My assumption was their choice to use Android components was to provide a better experience to users.
Because the new version was pushed out without warning, wiped out the ability to use all but a handful of extensions, and made drastic changes to the UI:
Personally the complete removal of bookmark keywords (like search keywords but syncs across devices) makes me want to abandon ship. The fact that all telemetry/privacy settings were reset doesn't help...