Compressor 4.0.4 Has Terrible Reviews. What Gives?

Several reviews in the App store mention crashing at startup. Really? seems hard to believe.
If i do purchase this app, should i run a Final Cut Pro uninstaller to try to avoid some possible errors? I really want to upgrade, but the reviews are just so bad. I don't want to have a bad experience and get behind on projects because the software doesn't function well enough. I really just want to know if this software is still considered BETA, or if it's ready to use.
I have a 2011 15" macbook pro 2.3GHz quad-core i7—currently running FCP studio 7.
Just need some helpful advice. In the meantime, I've downloaded the FCPX trial and will be testing it against FCP7 and Adobe Premiere. I'll switch to Adobe if that's what it takes, but i'd rather not if i can help it.

I downloaded the Trial of fcpX and have really liked it so far. It is a pretty steep learning curve transitioning from fcp7 simply because of the structure and location of tools and effects that I'm so used to using; so i can understand why some people could get turned off by it. It's not something you want to switch to in the middle of a big project. But learning curve or not, it is way better than fcp7. X has crashed on me a few times while working with the multicam functions, but I think it's just the fact that i'm not used to how things work yet, and doing something in a way that's awkward for fcpX to handle. I'm sure i will figure it out though.
I went ahead and bought the new motion and comressor. They are pretty great as well. I haven't had any problems out of them. When the fcpX trial expires (and if i have the dough, of course) I will definitely be buying it and leaving a detailed 4 - 5 star review for each of the apps.
I think most of the people who have a pleasant experience with an app don't take the time to rate or comment, but when those 8 out of 1000 people see something they don't like, they jump on the App store and slap down a one-star rating with an over-simplified comment about how bad everything is.
My favorite part about X is just how fast and efficient it is. It actually utilizes all of the cores. So fast.

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