mdh98368 wrote:
"Save As" could not be simpler or more self-descriptive and was a key part of many people's workflows.
"Duplicate" is a work around at best and a step backward however it is considered.
Let me add to that:
Quite a few of us would, as we know, like to have the option not to save everything they do. At the same time it must be confessed that Autosave and Versions can be useful in some situations, both for experienced users and less experienced users, though for the less experienced users Autosave may even come close to a lifesaver.
But then on the other hand, for many of us it's now too easy to save something that one didn't want to be saved.
Of course, the dismissed "Save as" and the new "Duplicate" are just a workaround for dealing with Versions and Autosave. "Save as" would not make much sense when the original file has already been auto-saved. So there is an internal logic to it.
But for many of us, myself included, it would be so much easier if we were allowed to decide on our own when to save and when not to save, and as stated by so many, "Duplicate" adds annoying steps to the workflow. One may suspect, then, that many in that dissatisfied category of users are also the ones that used "Save as" actively, that is, the same category of users that will use the "Duplicate" workaround more often than others. So, the target audience for "Duplicate" will consist of many who would actually prefer to "Save as", while those who never used to "Save as" will also not "Duplicate".
Which in turn means that "Duplicate" is a workaround for the "Save as" people, so Apple could implement autosave for the less experienced audience that more often than others would actually need to be explicitly warned that "this document has been changed". (This is of course a very simplified conclusion, so please don't crucify me. As stated above, I am quite sure that autosave can be useful also for experienced users.)
In other words: an option in the preference settings would be nice.
