A FT450 is a cheap bare bone limited performance rig by design and no amount of lipstick will change that
Whoever said it wasn't? It is what it is, a basic radio, and it was designed to a particular (low) price point. Performance won't be as good as rigs costing over $1K, but for the price it's completely usable. I bought it because it was inexpensive. Fifty years ago, people bought HW-100s for the same reason, even though they knew very well that it wasn't up to the level of a KWM-2 or a TR-4. If I could have afforded a better rig, I would have bought one. It's none of your damn business anyway.
If you don't like it, fine. Don't buy one. Your choice in rigs is up to you. It's not your place to complain about what others buy. You'd probably whine about a Prius because one should not take it off-road or race in the Daytona 500 with it.