As far as I know the standard's organization doesn't have any say on how well anyone follows the standard. That is not their job - nor has it ever been. The IEEE is not at fault for any lack of compliance. There are labs that "award compatiability" but this is NOT the IEEE. I think you are confused about how the standards process works.
Nope. <i>Most</i> standards organizations either do compliance testing themselves or partner with another organization to have the validation testing done. You also generally have to pay a pretty good sum to claim that you meet X standard. All that effort just for a little extra picture on your packaging.
In fact, it's so expensive and painful that it keeps many small-time manufacturers from being able to ever get their business going. They simply can't afford the costs of the validation to claim compatability with all of the standards required.
So 90% of the time it is <i>in part or in whole</i> the responability of the standard-making organization to ensure that those who claim to meet a certain standard actually do meet that standard.
In my opinion it should be that 100.00% of the time the standard-making organization should be 100.00% responsible for ensuring that Company X's product is in complete 100.00% conformity with their standard in order for Company X to claim compatability. The simple fact that this isn't the case shows just how meaningful standards <i>really</i> are, since it's so easy for any company to claim compatability without being 100.00% compatible and without there being anyone at fault for such a situation.
Standards are good. It's the lack of enforcement and the lack of liability for claiming conformity while compatability is less-than-perfect that is bad. That's my opinion. I'm not going to bother stating it yet again and I've more than implicated my facts for that opinion.
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