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Standardization = monopoly risks. It's not worth it in the first place.
Let's say something like systemd standarization.
Such stuff is almost perfectly standardized on Linux (and the risks are there too).
List me what is standardized on Linux.
I'm not that much of an expert but I know display protocols, init system and audio protocol (there are 2 but the new standard supports stuff made for the older one) are standardized.
They are getting closer to this but also I think those projects emerged from being old and unorganized so they want to do it decently.