There's no reason why they cannot simultaneously develop the UI (at a faster pace) and spend money on a marketing campaign. The excuses for not doing that ring quite hollow.

Tell me about it! The amount of money that they have, it's literally a joke, Steemit looks basically the same as it did on launch. The extra features are ones that should have been there from day 1, such as replies, feed etc. That is social media 101.

Cg