I could see the phenomena as a spiral. Each spin of that configuration complexity clock begins the next higher-level layer of abstraction. It begins with the in

I could see the phenomena as a spiral. Each spin of that configuration complexity clock begins the next higher-level layer of abstraction. It begins with the intention of a safe sandbox layer of easy to make changes. Eventually, those users demand more abilities until the layer can read mail and is it's own inner platform OS. Then someone gets the bright idea of sandboxing part of that. It's turtles all the way down.