Sure, X11 was getting long in the tooth and not well fit for the modern desktop. However, the main problem is that the replacement isn't a replacement. If X11

Sure, X11 was getting long in the tooth and not well fit for the modern desktop. However, the main problem is that the replacement isn't a replacement. If X11 was a pickup truck, Wayland is a bare engine and transmission package. Sure it might be a much better engine with cleaner design and has no trouble passing emissions testing, and the transmission has much better efficiency and smoother gear shifts. But if you need a pickup truck then it's just one, albeit important, piece. By leaving all that extra work up to the individual compositors only reinforces the negative aspects of open source fragmentation.