[MWinther]

I think that these affordances are more important for non-tech people than what techies in particular give them credit for. In order for people who prefer using the analogue equivalents, this is a great way to inspire confidence enough to rely on the computerized tools, and to see some of the advantages of having the stuff in a computer.

I think it's a phase in many ways, but an important phase nonetheless. Scaling UX to handle total newbies and hardcore experts is not a simple one, and so far examples of doing that in any way that could be considered successful are few and far between.

[kmfrk]

Just make sure you're not in the same room as John Gruber when you praise the floppy save icon in Office.