I couldn't see how trashing win9x was the smartest thing, it was that very decision when migrating onto NT kernel that I was really unhappy with the lack of CLI tools. It was also where if the GUI just died the whole OS would roll over on its side and make you weep. Sure there's recovery console which is provided as an installable option through command line but it just shows how microsoft sees CLI.

For every other part I agree with what wmarone's initial post.