Here's a brief and somewhat interesting explanation for why it exists, from Arno, the tech lead at the time (2006): https://www.arno.org/on-the-origins-of-ds-st

Here's a brief and somewhat interesting explanation for why it exists, from Arno, the tech lead at the time (2006): https://www.arno.org/on-the-origins-of-ds-store https://www.arno.org/on-the-origins-of-ds-store