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Originally Posted by DiapDealer
Neither am I. If they did, they'd configure their browsers to not auto-expand them after downloading. Windows also doesn't help by allowing users to open them in a file explorer just like they were any other folder. They're not, and they shouldn't be treated as such.
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I disagree. That metaphor works well for probably better than 80% of typical people's use of archive files. (The most common exception being installs). And Windows/desktop metaphors are inappropriate for some percentage of almost everything anyway. I still spend too much of my time explaining to users the difference between a file and a shortcut on their desktop.