Kodi is a tinker-man's paradise. It's not for everyone. A certain amount of technical nous is required to get the most out of it, but it does function well enough to be an all-round piece of media centre software. So in that vein, the title of this thread is correct, and thank god it is!
If Kodi were too focussed on one specific area, it would be lacking in other areas and people would complain about that. If your looking for a media centre experience that is a sandbox, where very little is required in terms of configuration on your part, or you want to just "set-it-and-forget-it", then go take a look at Plex. Kodi is by far a better platform for customization than Plex. If anything, the Plex developers have gone out of their way to provide an "Apple-like" experience where customization is overtly restricted. Kodi doesn't suffer from that. It allows people to enjoy their media consumption in a way that suits them, with all the bells & whistles they desire as part of the overall "experience".
While it's true that Kodi's open-source nature does leave it somewhat open to abuse, and while I (personally) think that all the team's pleas, rants, and forum announcements over piracy add-ons & boxes are ultimately going to fall on deaf ears... Kodi provides an experience to the end user that is unique. There's absolutely nothing else out there that comes within a country mile of Kodi in terms of usability, quality or experience. And best of all, your getting all of this for FREE. The team put the software out there, it's up to the end user to use it in the manner for which it was intended. Nobody is holding a gun to your head and
forcing you to use it, after all.
I'll put my Soapbox away now.
Dan / Gib.