Well, I liked it too, but that's because I don't use tabs... For me it worked perfectly, but then the fixes to stop the tab-crashing made it work worse. You can't win! I'll probably release it as its own thing when I have some free time and some motivation
I liked the idea as well. I think if you were able to shake the bugs out, it would be a good separate plugin. I applaud you for taking a risk and trying something that hadn't been done yet.