[nlawalker]

>> git for everyone else

When you simplify and generalize git to the point where "everyone else" can use it, you get Apple's Time Machine and Windows' File History. I'm not that familiar with Time Machine, but if File History had a more visible interface that you could use to easily "checkpoint" individual documents or directories on demand, you'd pretty much be there.

Branching is too complicated for most people to work with and overkill for most scenarios.