As I've said many times, I have owned the Linkwtiz Orion 3.2.1 which is 100% active. But the amps/DSP/XO are all external. So nothing new here.
You need to get it through your old-dog thick skull mentality and just accept that people want to do things that's best for them, not for you.
I only partially agree as a degree of standardization lowers costs for all and tends to increased reliability.
Things are not correct currently, as so few get into AV and put up with sound bars. A major rethink and innovation could really alter this square.
People have heavily invested in phones, and tablets and continue to do so. So making that the front end of AV systems makes a lot of sense.
So for most you could design AV systems that just require the devices most already own, and just add active speakers, and build the system anyway they want. Two to as many speakers and subs as they want or can afford.
That way most could get into really good streaming 2.1, 3.1 and up in a very affordable fashion. Most people have no idea what they want until systems are designed and put on offer.
I honestly think that the technology to do what I suggest is here now, and would not be that difficult.
The number of times I have had visitors who say that they wish they could get sound they could realy enjoy with their TVs is frequent. The problem tends to be the technical challenge rather than the expense.
So, my point is we need to be creative and bring down the barriers to entry. The lack of creative thinking continues to keep me dumbfounded.
"A high tide raises all ships" as they say where I come from.