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Originally Posted by crossi
Just because folders are available doesn't mean that they need to be used. As you say some people have all their files on their desktop. Those sort can leave all their books on their home page. Or just stick to paper books and bookcases. Hard to believe though that anyone who could use a cell phone or read their email or even use a microwave would have much trouble with basic folder usage that has been around for a couple decades at least.
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I think saying folders have been around a long time is misleading. For most of that time computer users were in the minority. For the period when most people began to use PCs many used them in a very limited way and still found them confusing. A power-user might be someone who actually knew how to create and organise folders. The everything-on-the-desktop types are the people who breathed a huge sigh of relief when tablets appeared.
Which is a long winded way of saying that I believe there are plenty of people who can work a microwave but would find folders confusing. Or they might not given enough practice but having it as yet another option makes the thing feel "over-complicated".
I'm not anti-folders but I can understand why the big players want to hide them from the user.