You say it took a year to make this decision, admitted to not talking to upstream about it, and recognized it would cause confusion for users for at least a year.
And then suddenly, in one day, you have plans to make a better UX, some other team willing.
All because you decided what features this software should & shouldn't have and are bending things to your preferences.
Man, it must be nice to be in a role where you can act so transparently antagonistic with no repercussions.