i wouldn't write the bridge changes off as worthless, all the vintage tele enthusiasts here complain about how the 6 saddle bridge doesn't have enough resonance and sustain, and now that fender's improved it the same people are criticizing the changes... without even having tested them, i imagine. perhaps you're just afraid that the mighty 3 saddle bridge may finally be made obsolete yet?
the thing that bugs me is that the bridge plate now has two screws on the end near the pickguard, supposedly improving the resonance a little by helping to press the plate down on all sides... why did it take 60 years to do this?