I'd think part of the challenge of coming up with the UX of "the right metaphor" is the discoverability and intuitiveness of the solution.
Tabs are really obvious. You can do a bunch of stuff with tabs and there UI is so apparent that it doesn't get explained.
Apparently the usability threshold for people with 100s of tabs open is (a modern browser's) bookmarking. Any superior solution would need to be more obvious than bookmarks and easier to use than bookmarks.
Tabs are really obvious. You can do a bunch of stuff with tabs and there UI is so apparent that it doesn't get explained.
Apparently the usability threshold for people with 100s of tabs open is (a modern browser's) bookmarking. Any superior solution would need to be more obvious than bookmarks and easier to use than bookmarks.