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 ne

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.