> I’m sorry, but that isn’t really a counter point unless you have some cases to back it up.

My counter example is about exactly as detailed as the author's example. Of course I was being tongue-and-cheek, but clearly standardization has worked in software.

You can toss your example right on top of all of the other failed attempts at standardization. It in no-way supports the conclusion that "standardization" is a problem. Like I said, I agree with the author's argument, but their conclusion is not supported by that argument. There are many failure modes to large projects.