... Also Windows doesn't even come with a compiler (only Windows Scripting Host, and seriously)! Or grep. Christ! Talk about limiting your software choices.
Ha - Microsoft can't win, can they?
They receive criticism like yours when they fail to bundle extra software with their OSs. When they do include extra software they are accused of trying to monopolise the market/crush the little man/etc.
No matter what they do, they're accused of "limiting software choices" in some fashion.