Many popular 'standards' needed someone like an Intel or an IBM to push it into the mainstream by adopting it and making it very popular. For design standards o

Many popular 'standards' needed someone like an Intel or an IBM to push it into the mainstream by adopting it and making it very popular. For design standards on the physical layout of components, individual component manufacturers stand to benefit the most because they can sell upgrades. The system integrator (HP/Dell/Etc) is unlikely to push for them as they want to just sell you a brand new device.