Bulk renaming files for example is not something only power users do, it is something only power users can do because it just does not exist and/or is not discoverable for a normal user.
And also as a power user, it is annoying to find a program for every basic thing the system should be able to do.
On the other hand, maybe we should hand it to MS that they so greatly embrace the Unix Philosophy on that point?
- Move files: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/microsoft...
- File hashes: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/microsoft...
- Grep: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/microsoft...
Of course they do. It's called Powershell.
If people want/need to do something such as bulk renaming, they can online search for it, as they do for everything else, which will tell them they can install a package from the windows store.
Doesn’t seem that crazy to me as an expectation from end users.
Also, I don’t think that when Microsoft says “power users” they mean developers or equivalent, more like people who would feel “I want more from my system than just consuming content”.
Having a single package to install for those users is a quite flexible approach.
Or they'll find some sketchy exe file, and here comes the malware! Windows is really broken in terms of package distribution, and requiring people to go online and search for something so simple is hassle, dangerous, and decreases discoverability for software that really ought to be included in a vanilla install (unlike Cortana, which is a massively bloated feature that many people don't want, but can't get rid of, sort of like Bixby).
And even the few who would do a search would probably stop at the scary though of "installing" something.
As a technical person, these are regular observations from my parents or non-technical work colleagues.
That’s quite nice IMHO.