Not sure why you still think there is any concept mix up.

Because your example of Hive UX vs What should be done, is VSC BTC bridge ("One of the products theyre building is the BTC bridge.
Smart Contracts that are important for sure, aside for this dicussion.")
And I think BTC bridge, when released, will be an utility.
If VSC UX will be better than Hive UX in general, we'll have to wait, like the name says, "User Experience", users will evaluate VSC UX when they can use it.