I don't get this. Rather, to rival Linux, they should make a beefed-up version of Windows that contains good accessory programs - currently my Windows installations need gnuwin32 or similar in order to have all the things that Windows is missing and that come with any Linux distro (textutils, powerful editors, etc).
I don't think this is aimed at you, the person in front of a keyboard. This is aimed at datacenters, where Windows uses more resources than Linux, which means it does less work with the same hardware, which means you need more hardware... and that may mean 1000 more machines.
Yes, I can see that. Just the first (frustrated) reaction as the desktop Windows is so poorly equipped with utilities.