I talked about the concept of WordPress distributions being a thing way back in 2009 - https://interconnectit.com/blog/2009/11/14/wordpress-distributions-are-the-future/

But after a while I came to the conclusion that without core project support, a distribution, like OpenPublish for Drupal, would eventually wither on the vine. Not because there's anything wrong with it, but because fundamentally people generally go looking for the core and then for people with the capabilities to implement the differences they need.

We have our customer base and our toolset made up of open source as well as closely guarded plugins from which we build a standard starting point for websites. To all intents and purposes, it's a distribution of WordPress. Most companies like ours do the same. And if a plugin comes along and does a better job than one we've built, then we drop that and take on the third party - especially if it's well supported and financed. So if you hire us, or Human Made, or Moove or Crowd Favorite... you're probably getting a distribution of sorts. If you use WP VIP services, it's the same - it comes with a suite of plugins that can be leveraged to provide functionality. And a lot is aimed at newsrooms, and many are buying.

I think the problem is solved. It's just not turnkey.