1. The feature is orthogonal to the plugin. Alone, you probably could have survived this one.
2. The feature came to light for many through negative press. With number 1, that pretty much kills the feature in the current extension.
Rather than just killing the feature altogether, though, you could release it as a new extension. Add a couple other ecommerce sites and call it a shopping assistant.
1. The feature is orthogonal to the plugin. Alone, you probably could have survived this one.
2. The feature came to light for many through negative press. With number 1, that pretty much kills the feature in the current extension.
Rather than just killing the feature altogether, though, you could release it as a new extension. Add a couple other ecommerce sites and call it a shopping assistant.