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Re:PowerShell and Markdown by DarkWiiPlayer on Friday August 03, 2018 @05:53AM (#17678514)
For me it's no so much a "Microsoft is inferior because linux did this first" as it is "Why the hell are they only just copying this now?"
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Re:PowerShell and Markdown by mr_custard on Friday August 03, 2018 @08:43AM (#17679338)
> "Why the hell are they only just copying this now?"

What? PowerShell has been around for 11 years already!

Furthermore, a console scripting language was added precisely because many people were bending Microsoft's ear and asking for one. Say what you like about Microsoft, but they've got a long consistent history of responding to customer requests and feedback; granted it took them years to respond to this request, though (!).

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Re:PowerShell and Markdown by dickbasedregex on Friday August 03, 2018 @10:12AM (#17679981)
But terminals 11 years ago were already more advanced. So, yeah, I'd echo the "wtf took so long?"

All the resources in the world but absolutely glacial progress.

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