[astrodust]

Microsoft really should consider making something like Ninite (https://ninite.com) a native component of Windows 10.

It skips all the garbage and installs the application.

[Someone1234]

They are/have. In Windows 10 it is called "OneGet." It is a Linux-like package manager to complement their Windows Store (app store) which isn't going away.

[beamatronic]

This would require Microsoft to take a stand on behalf of the consumer