Search and the future direction of the Nautilus UI

["Chris Altmann" <altmann rcsis com>]

Where do search capabilities fit in? Mac OS X now has a search box in
the Finder window. MS is looking to include a DB backed file system in
an upcoming version of Windows. Can an emphasis of good search
capabilities (and things like vFolders or bookmarked queries) help
alleviate the need to navigate (or even create) deep file system
hierarchies? 

How is Medusa doing?

PS: Like others, my biggest problem with pure OOUI is the window clutter
issue.

PPS: Apple has a patent on spring loaded folders (US6061061)