> Come to think of it, this is also a problem with the Unix philosophy in general, in that it requires trading off performance (user productivity) for flexibility (developer productivity)

“Sure, Unix is a user-friendly operating system. It's just picky with whom it chooses to be friends.” ~ Ken Thompson on Unix

But seriously, I would argue that Unix is "superuser" friendly - very friendly to advanced users who like their power tools, and is only unfriendly to those who want to have a more casual relationship with their computer (which admittedly is probably 98% of users).

I am not really a developer anymore, but any system that expects me to use a mouse over a keyboard makes me feel less productive.