I used Eagle Mode[1][2] for a number of years, and it was non-ironically the best file manager I've ever used. I only stopped because it required dozens of very out-of-date packages for its preview features.

But the point of whimsical demos is inspiration, like a concept car, not complete realism.

[1] https://eaglemode.sourceforge.net/ [2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6yPQKt3mBA

Update: it seems there was a new release some months ago, and the UI feels a bit fresher. Time to give it another try.

This is UNIX! I know this!

VisionOS uses old school UI like blocks and doesn't do anything new in terms of just reusing design paradigms from ipadOS/macOS. It makes sense why people would think of it just as a computer they strap to their face.

Half of their marketing was about how it's a essentially a macbook that you strap to your face...