Joking aside, I often hear people say "they should" when talking about GNU/Linux (for example: "they should just standardize on one audio stack"), as if there were a central authority making those decisions. What many don't realize is that with FOSS comes freedom of choice... and inevitably, an abundance of choice. That diversity isn't a flaw, it's a consequence of how the ecosystem works.

I guess Linus Torvalds and co? First they'd need to standardize a Linux desktop OS.

Also who is paying "Linux" and for what?

Maybe the answer ends up being Valve.