> Most developers put the majority of their effort to optimising their apps for the web and the best extensions are made for Chrome on desktop.
You're changing one monopoly for another in the name of convenience. This is the wrong way to think. We have Firefox and Safari for a good reason, and should support them as to not make another IE.
Sounds like another regression like when they removed music sync from smart watches when they killed google music and there was no current or eta for an alternative with YT music.