My experience
-Migration appears to be hit and miss -Fresh installs might not be trouble free either. -Photo/Video libraries still seem problematic -Movie/Show libraries are outstanding. -Trickplay with Enable hardware decoding seems to be functioning
What really stood out this time is Jellyfin's handling of movies and shows. I think initial library scans are faster, navigation is improved, playback is more responsive, and even the hardware decoding for Trickplay seems to be working! I'd say aces for Jellyfin for this set of updates.
Of course, there are some old pain points (for me anyway), and I'll quickly note them.
Migration was hit and miss I suspect. I see other comments here suggesting it worked well. For myself, I tried to migrate with an existing instance, and the process completed. But, Jellyfin became slow and very unresponsive at times, making navigation impossible.
I installed from scratch as I intended, experimenting with a photo library. Logs revealed repeated issues with database locking. Jellyfin was basically unresponsive and navigation was impossible.
I deleted everything and tried again, adding the same photo library. Jellyfin completed the scan, but navigation of the library's directories would time out. I think this is okay in the long-run since I was not expecting things to be easy here.
I have yet to test out a music library - but experience suggests this may not turn out either. I'm just thrilled with the improvements with movies and shows.
As you point out, the Phoenix issue was incompetence, and the impact was uneven. Some didn't have issues, others missed paycheques, yet others still got paid more than they expected.
But the US situation is a function of US Government that results in massive impact against the more vulnerable members of their society. I believe the comment remains valid.