The Death of File Systems
http://www.useit.com/papers/filedeath.html

Nielsen, Jakob
Alertbox
1996

Abstract:

The file system has been a trusted part of most computers for many years, and will likely continue as such in operating systems for many more. However, several emerging trends in user interfaces indicate that the basic file-system model is inadequate to fully satisfy the needs of new users, despite the flexibility of the underlying code and data structures.