I have to disagree and agree with you. Having played SWG prior to the launch of SWTOR and the housing system that they used I do agree hooks do not allow for free form and design. But I also have to disagree that some points need to be weighed and leveraged. One item with this system is the quick deploy. I think we should have the option like we do with some missions at a point to be allowed to disable Hooks and use from form commands (e.g. Raise 5 rotate 2, etc...).
One item is storage and access the fact that everything needs to start somewhere is critical now we should look to offer ideas for improvement. Look at the code and find easy wins. This was a needed item to not only allow us to have interaction with our Toons, but also share resources. I deployed a Legacy Bank into my Stronghold and immediately saw advantages across all my toons.
So I think we should not jump to one decision or another without offering suggestions and don't just quit.