I would really like to try PowerShell, especially since it has a different paradigm than the "text" shells that I'm used to---but Microsoft's name behind it giv

I would really like to try PowerShell, especially since it has a different paradigm than the "text" shells that I'm used to---but Microsoft's name behind it gives me pause. I can't rationalize it except for that every MS technology I've tried turned out to be tailored for a different class of user---lower-skilled and MS-paying. There's a high chance this itself is irrational, but if it blocks it blocks.