"The way [iOS] attempts to hide the idea of files makes it very inconvenient to work with"
It doesn't hide documents, iOS has a different way of presenting and organizing them than you're used to. Instead of putting them all on one pile for you to sort out, iOS takes an app centric approach. You never have to search for that spreadsheet you made last week, you know it's in the file drawer in the Numbers app (and with iCloud, the spreadsheets you made on your Mac will also be there).
Of course the standard way iOS handles files doesn't work for everyone. If you have thousands of files you need to sift through, you might prefer using Dropbox or SFTP with an app like GoodReader, or use a web app like Google Docs.
The app-centric approach breaks down when you have to share that data out to colleagues who collaborate on it or gasp use it on a non-Apple device. These things can be fixed but as it stands you really have to go out of your way and adapt your own workflow because of the limitations of the platform.
Four finger swipe works like a charm. [1]
"The way [iOS] attempts to hide the idea of files makes it very inconvenient to work with"
It doesn't hide documents, iOS has a different way of presenting and organizing them than you're used to. Instead of putting them all on one pile for you to sort out, iOS takes an app centric approach. You never have to search for that spreadsheet you made last week, you know it's in the file drawer in the Numbers app (and with iCloud, the spreadsheets you made on your Mac will also be there).
Of course the standard way iOS handles files doesn't work for everyone. If you have thousands of files you need to sift through, you might prefer using Dropbox or SFTP with an app like GoodReader, or use a web app like Google Docs.
[1] http://gigaom.com/2012/04/02/how-to-use-ipad-multitasking-ge...