If it was missing I would say for $5 for a quick fix for those that don't want to look any further for a solution, this is not robbery is it?
I'd have to start bisecting versions of OS X to find exactly which, but up until a versions ago cmd-x didn't do anything in Finder. Cmd-c worked, but not cmd-x.
It's gotten a little better over time, at least. There was a point, years back, where it seemed like every other day there was a front-page post by some guy running a linkfarm complaining that Google had mysteriously and unjustly weakened their God-given search rankings.