Should There Be an 'Official' Version of Linux?

Why aren't more people using Linux on the desktop? Slashdot reader technology_dude shares one solution:
Jack Wallen at ZDNet says establishing an "official" version of Linux may (or may not) help Linux on the desktop increase the number of users, mostly as someplace to point new users. It makes sense to me. What does Slashdot think and what would be the challenges, other than acceptance of a particular flavor?Wallen argues this would also create a standard for hardware and software vendors to ta