So Mutiny1 is either complaining about a beta program if it was a year ago, or making stuff up about the proper released version???
Impulse was "released" mid-summer, and was in public beta before that since at least early in the year. Either way, the OP's assertion that he's making judgements, six months *after* release, based on a beta from months *before* release, is pretty unfair.
At this point, the great silent majority have no issues and most people who are having issues with Impulse are either isolated cases (which we're working to fix), or philosophical objectors. In the latter case, there's nothing we can do; to put it bluntly, they've got a choice to make.
"To play, or not to play that is the question."