[rkagerer]

It really is a simple concept

At first I thought you meant that sarcastically.

Microsoft got overzealous showing off their long file names back when that capability was introduced to their filesystem, and any sense of organization in the OS fell apart after that.

I actually miss .ini files. It was nice being able to keep your software's data alongside it (in a simple folder like C:\Programs\3DS) and made it easier to clean up remnants. I understand what drove the design, but a more sparing and opinionated approach could have produced a much more elegant outcome.

Incidentally, even Microsoft software is wildly inconsistent in how it uses the registry.