Finder on iPad: manton.org
@manton I just published On Operating System Principles & Fundamentals vs iPadOS Limitations & Wishes... I'm not pointing at you... but I think you might find this a-propos.
@numericcitizen @manton I'd say a big no to your main proposition. When was the last time you used Files on an iPad? Files has come a long way since 2019! I did a side-by-side comparison of Finder and Files in iPadOS 16 and visually they are very close. And in terms of function, too, they are now very similar.
I'm a heavy user of the app with 100+ folders and several thousand files. iCloud, local storage, GoogleDrive, OneDrive, Dropbox are all nicely integreted into the sidebar along with various FTP and WebDav accounts and my local network Mac and it's attached hard drives.
This is not to say it's perfect. It's not. It can improved in terms of stability, better indexing of content and a more customizable toolbar would be helpful. But to propose to throw it away to start over is way off base and would seem to indicate that you have no idea of what's actually there now.
@manton one thing that blocked me from using micro.blog as my main was not being able to post images from Files (screenshots, saved memes, exported photos)