Why do Apple, Google and Microsoft want to so desperately hide the filesystem metaphor? Because data not encapsulated by an app is free data
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That ignores empirical data that taught us most humans struggle w file systems. Success of On Location, Spotlight, etc unambiguous.
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. So hide it as a power user feature, don't disable it. Clear anti-competitive agenda there masquerading as usability.
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when files are outlawed only programmers will have files.
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"discussion thread" metaphor of vBulletin etc. forums too is being lost in Web2.0; easier to shunt aside focused discussion that way.




