Steem / Steemit already has plenty of great features which rivals Dash, which is why I didn't understand the hype, except that the devs have been making great decisions and communication. So on our camp, I hope the devs roll quicker, and bang on the UX..
Also, a STEEM wallet with savings accounts (which is Steem Power, auto-delegated for curation, which is part of how the savings accounts accrue "interest").
Steem is badly adjusted for using as crypto currency but it can be easily fixed. Also some wallet-focused apps are missing. This can be also quite easily solved. I believe with the right focus, in one month, Steem can be "fixed" and reach Dash marketcap in another month after it. But current roadmap doesn't provide these adjustment so we might wait years because we will first solve secondary issues like mobile notifications and new logo. Don't get me wrong, I like Steem and these things are also needed but I'm quite unhappy because there is strong focus on secondary features imho and poor focus on fundamental adjustment. You can check my other comment here for some more details. Of course, we can wait two years or so to do it but bad timing and delays are pretty costly in highly competitive cryptoworld environment.
I share your thoughts on the matter, thinking that we're not really playing to our strengths. But what would that focus be?