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The problem is that you seem to be much more in touch with the real world than CBM is. Yes, most users are Workbench only, but at CBM they work in CLI only. Software developement at CBM takes the track of "what would I (the developer) like to see on the Amiga" rather than "What would the typical user like to see." And this won't change until either (1) CBM gets some top management that sees the advantages of making a machine that is easy for the typical user to operate (lot likely), or (2) there is a mass exodus from the CBM software development group and an entirely new group comes in who is interested in making the Amiga a true challenger to the Mac in ease of use (even less likely). Right now the Amiga is the result of having the developers do whatever they want (and call it an official new release of the OS) and having no real head on top making long term strategic decisions re. software (the management is only interested in selling as many machines as they can this quarter, and investing in R&D for a long term software development effort really hits hard on the current quarter's P&L).