“Rediscovering” the operating system (AKA: the desktop is the killer app)
Summary
The post argues that the operating system could return to being the central, all-in-one interface for computing, treating the desktop metaphor as a core workflow. It contrasts file-system-based organization with modern app-centric ecosystems, discusses the impact of iPhoneisation on desktop usability, and features a long discussion in the comments about how people structure data and interact with files versus apps.