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Authored by: bakalite on Jan 03, '05 03:21:41PM

What I don't understand is why Mac apps don't have more descriptive names. We do have enough characters....



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Authored by: raider on Jan 03, '05 07:17:35PM

Because not every computer and server in the world is a Mac. Additionally not every disk format, peripheral, storage or transport mechanism, or other items that might hold files might not support it either.



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Authored by: shavenyak on Jan 04, '05 08:40:44AM

The main problem there is app developers. They aren't like normal people - they prefer short, cryptic filenames which convey the most information in the least amount of space. The fact that the information makes no sense to the normal people is irrelevant.

On the bright side, this same obsession with efficiency tends to make them better programmers.



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