Windows 1.0 was released in 1987. Powershell didn't exist until 2006 after Microsoft had promoted a succession of other tech for 19 years including building the

Windows 1.0 was released in 1987. Powershell didn't exist until 2006 after Microsoft had promoted a succession of other tech for 19 years including building their own development tools designed to make building guis easy. It would also be hard for anyone to mistake powershell or a replacement for existing tools.