An experimental system that at leasts risks a noticeable degree of unnecessary frustration in extricating one's self from it is probably a bad idea--agreed. I tried u-boot once, had some problems recovering ( I got better) and haven't touched it again. If it led to some really optimized stable system with options for reasonable upgrades, I'd be more interested.
As is, I agree- if it isn't necessary (and from here it looks like it isn't) maybe it should be dropped? Importing altboot might be nice, though.