You need to explain what you mean by friendly filesystem. As it is, iOS is too complex for a majority of its users. For starters, they don't understand what a

You need to explain what you mean by friendly filesystem. As it is, iOS is too complex for a majority of its users. For starters, they don't understand what a file is, they don't understand what a folder+directory is, they don't understand what metadata is, and they've never had to know what we understand as a filesystem for the last five years in order to use their phone effectively. You and I could figure out anything Apple offered instantly, and it wouldn't be difficult for them to program at all. But for the 95% of people who conceptually couldn't grasp what it's offering, it's another mysterious button on the screen that is taking them to a place they don't get. It adds to the cognitive load of the experience, adds to the UI, and makes them feel less 'with it' when their son or daughter tries to show them how to use the paperclip to attach multiple photos. They struggle with cut and paste, they struggle with how to search in Safari mobile (YES), they struggle with settings, and even things like multiple email accounts can get unmanageably complicated for them. Even if the filesystem implementation was utterly neutered and bumpered, it is still fundamentally not making iOS a better product for the great majority of those who would use it. I would strangle for a real filesystem, believe me, but Apple and the market have spoken on this.