I'm going to go eat now, so I'll just respond to the short version:
Yes, the CEO is overpaid, but I do not get you at all.
active and inactive tab colors
The colors are perfectly distinguishable? Whatever's active has a giant white background and border and shadow.
expect them to develop something better or comparable to Chromium based browser is out of question.
It's already better than Chromium. For example, not only is it a bit less resource-heavy, it also has features that allow uBlock Origin to function much better even before all the Mv3 stuff.