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Originally Posted by Jason
It's not a computer - it doesn't even have file system access.
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I know this is a popular sentiment around here, but I disagree with it. If applications for computers could have effectively managed files for us from the very beginning then we never would have had need for direct file management/access. Stripping that component away really makes operating a computer much easier.
Think about iTunes. Would the iPod really have been as useable by so many people if you had to manually organize your music, and then get into the file system to select and synch items? I don't think so. Personally, I don't give a rip where or how iTunes organizes my songs, I just want a nice interface for finding/synching/playing them.
I think the future of computers - at least for the average user - is a future without file system access/management. And I don't think that's a bad thing.