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Makes me think of a quote from another recent HN front page article on Docker vs. CoreOS and the idea of "simplicity" in the enterprise. I think it's relevant here.

"You can't avoid complexity by pretending it doesn't exist."

There's a lot of complexity and nuance around the handling of files. Mobile likes to pretend it doesn't exist, and the result is file handling choices that treat user data contemptuously and do not allow any kind of workflow whatsoever.

This is one of several very significant reasons mobile in its present form will never displace PC except for low-end use cases.