In fact, some of the presently annoying warts can be derived from late decisions on the theme of "we already have a bloated standard, let's not add more".
Over time a lot of them became de facto extensions (MOP, gray streams), or there are de facto extensions that fill the same niches in different way (ASDF)
Over time a lot of them became de facto extensions (MOP, gray streams), or there are de facto extensions that fill the same niches in different way (ASDF)