I bet when Comodo releases version 3 that Comodo will be back on top 
Does it really matter to be top of the heap, being a competent firewall and ease of use etc. as far as I'm concerned are more important. For years I have been happy to use Outpost pro when it was getting slagged off at matousec, did I jump ship no because it is a competent firewall.
Now Outpost Pro 2008 is equal top of the heap, am I rushing out to download and update my version 4.x just so I have the top of the heap firewall. No, I will be waiting patiently for the other guinea pigs to discover any hiccups/glitches/bugs, etc. and have them resolved before I update even though I have a life-time license.
This version of the firewall was built from the ground up so I guess it is likely to have some issues, I would be surprised if it didn't even with sever thousand involved in the beta testing.