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Originally Posted by DawnFalcon
There is essentially no drawback to implementing a file browser, though.
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There is one, but it's only a drawback from the perspective of those controlling the platform. Implementing a useful file browser essentially involves moving away from a pure action model to one that incorporates features of the object model.
One of Apple's great strengths is its use experience - and one of the ways they control and build upon that is by making it very easy to do what the designers think you should do in the way they think you should do it. Going to the object model from the action model takes away much of their ability to direct and control the user experience.
This moves it away from the standard Apple paradigm, and that change in the kind of user experience is a drawback from the perspective of a company that's trying to sell a mindset and experience as much as anything else.