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Originally Posted by dmaul1114
I agree, but I don't think it's just a problem for "power users."
Having a visible folder system one can simply drag and drop their documents, pictures etc. into and arrange them however they see fit isn't a "power user" task. That's a standard computer task people have been doing since Windows 3.x etc.
If anything the synching system for photos in iTunes, for getting files into Goodreader (much less multiple PDF apps) etc. is more complicated and less user friendly than just having a file system and drag and drop!  |
I don't want this to be an argument so much, but...
One thing to think about is that many of the "normy" folks I have helped with their computers and media files don't really grok the file system concept. They tend to leave their media files wherever iTunes puts them, downloaded pictures wherever the browser puts them, etc. In general, they are not able to find anything without a lot of effort, and almost never make an effort to put things in a sensible place.
I'm not arguing that a filesystem is a "bad" idea, but a lot of the user interface experts are saying now that the file system idea doesn't work for some people. Even Microsoft was planning on switching to a tag based file system, though they didn't succeed in time for Windows 7.
I think the current system right now is somewhat of a mess because people aren't really sure *what* they are supposed to do. In addition, many applications are moving their files to the cloud, which may or may not support drag and drop and may or may not support folders (and may or may not support printing).
All of this combines to make the current system a poor experience for users.
Anyway, I added a point about it. People (on this forum) at the very least need to know how books are transferred to iBooks, and what methods are typically available for third-party applications.