[o11c]

This is like getting mad at ISO 8601 because it doesn't define the metric system.

No standard stands alone in its own universe; complementary standards must necessarily always exist.

Besides, even if the C++ standard suddenly did incorporate ABI standards by reference, Microsoft would just refuse to follow them, and nothing would actually be improved.

[no_wizard]

A better situation than today would be only having to deal with Microsoft and Not Microsoft, rather than multiple different ways of handling the problem that can differ unexpectedly