hm, well, that's simply due to the lack of imagination and actual development skills among the *remaining* (if any) devs they have.
but, hey, even an extra console slot is a good thing.. and you only need fleet ship modules to acquire them.
it's actually pitty, as i would expect fleet ships to be of a higher value, since you need the whole fleet's contribution, and should also be a status symbol in a sense... thus, what i'd rly like to see is a t6 fleet ship with both command (or intel) AND pilot hybrid stations (i mean, piloting should be a basic skill anyway?) , and, yes, extra console slot 
as for the skins, well, i dont expect devs to create absolutely everything anew.. but they definitely have lots of options to implement, given all the "innovations" they put in the game for the last year or so.