It happened

Yes

The Rohrbaugh 9 brought down to .380 with what seems like ergonomic improvement.

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They're really just producing the Rohrbaugh R380 with some minor changes. Its not like they had to figure out how to rechamber the Rohrbaug R9 to shoot 380 ACP - the Rohrbaughs had already done that.

I don't think there has been much ergonomic improvement, they checkered the front strap and IMO that's it. I wouldn't say replacing the heel magazine release was an ergonomic improvement and I wouldn't say adding a slide stop lever is an ergonomic improvement. I don't know how many times I've heard stories of people's guns dropping a mag because during daily carry they ended up bumping the frame mounted mag release button, but there is still a knee-jerk aversion to heel release guns.

BTW, the gun ships with a flush magazine and one mag with the extension, and no one is twisting anyone's arm to put a laser on it.

I am happy to see the Remington bashing in full flower including pages of rhetoric from those who provide not one personal experience with Remington products they have actually purchased. I would like to see the .380 released and subsequent owners experience be posted be it pro or con. My only Remington purchased in recent years is an R1 and R1 s pistols which have digested many rounds with total reliably. The R51 story could have been handled in a different manner by Remington, clouding the failure of a product is not the way to gain loyalty. If the R51 is reintroduced a full disclosure by Remington is owed to the buying public along with the improvements made and a written guarantee on the new product. I am quite anxious to acquire a redesigned/ R1 product but need to know what failed and how was that issue corrected.
So in summation I do not have any cute but degrading names for Remington or bashing of their products but would like to see a public explanation of why a flawed pistol (R 51) has had so little information released to the consumer and when it's replacement will actually make it to buyers.

From what I can see they changed the angle of the trigger guard, its now more horizontal, but I don't think they changed the angle of the actual trigger.

One thing I do notice now is the rear of the grip goes higher / close to the slide before it flares out, and they put more of a beaver tail on there so I'm thinking a shooter may be able to get the web of their hand slightly higher on the gun.

W.E.G. said:

Great big laser contraption that adds weight, adds complexity, and eats up grip area.
No thank you.

Great big rooster-tail on the magazine floorplate that eats up pocket space without adding capacity.
No thank you.

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Both the Crimson Trace Laserguard and pinky rest floor plate seem to be optional, judging by the Remington website: http://remingtonhandguns.com/rm380#overview