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by JohnFen 1130 days ago
I dunno. I think most non-technical people know that .zip indicates a zipfile, and know what a zipfile is.

> Windows has hidden file extensions by default now for decades.

It amazes me that they won't stop doing this. The security problems around it are enormous, not to mention that it causes a lot of confusion that isn't easily resolved by non-technical people.