I have 3 extensions and each one has multiple feature-breaking changes that will take hundreds of hours to implement less than ideal work arounds. I guess I'll focus on SnipCSS (https://www.snipcss.com) because that's the only one I have paying customers.
For people who do manage the upgrade, at least we can look forward to less competition in the Chrome Web Store?
Now we are figuring out the right way to flip the switch. You get stuck in the long review queue every time you flip manifest versions, cuz your permissions list has likely changed.
Google's rollout has been the absolute worst; but hey, as you say, everyone who can't eat a bowl of shit and keep on smiling will simply disappear from the competitive landscape.
We are really hoping Google doesn't force this through on their originally-announced timeline. This is the third massive Google-induced change that we've stomached in the last couple years. We spend more time keeping our head above water than we do adding new features...