In reply to Ryan Hellyer.

Another advantage to creating an Official WordPress.org Theme Builder:

1. WordPress.org added 910 New Themes in 2015: https://wptavern.com/wordpress-org-added-910-new-themes-in-2015

2. The current train of thought within Automattic is to to create very specific, niche oriented themes, with the least amount of Customizer options, to provide simplicity in setup for end- users: http://themeshaper.com/2016/01/08/themes-and-user-experience/.

3. IF that continues, the total amount of themes that populate the WordPress.org Theme Directory will reach much larger numbers. As of today, we're currently at 2,182.

4. While the goal of making it easier for new users to set up their own theme through the Customizer will be attained; FINDING A THEME by sifting through the Theme Directory will take more time, and become more difficult for someone that has a concrete idea of what he/she wants (particularly with the recent increase in "Lite" Theme submissions that keep popping up with their own limitations).

5. The Theme Directory's Feature Filter could be improved by replacing the "Subject" column with "Type" (mirroring what Components provides).

6. Since a new user would still have to sort through 2K-3K-4K-5K themes to find exactly what he/she wants...a single Official Theme Builder would be much quicker.