I wonder if anyone else finds this a bit irritating…

This new “spatial” user interface presents just one window for each folder, and remembers their location and size.

Gnome 2.6 Release Notes

Now…

Nautilus features a number of user interface changes including a new split view mode and is now set to browser mode by default, replacing spatial mode.

Gnome 2.30 Release Notes

Is this progression or development in circles?