@KTS915 - I think you and one other person voiced a dislike for the customizer.

The reason WP introduced the customizer in the first place was to show everyone how a "theme options" panel is supposed to work. That's all the customizer is, a theme options panel.

Anywho, I think some people here are just a little too nit picky

I think a theme should be compliant and use the unit theme tests and follow the guidelines. They should also use the Theme Check Plugin (however we all know this isn't an indication the theme is solid at all).

I think its a good thing they are willing to rework their themes to get them into the repo