Why only Apple users can trash files

Trashing files is not unique just to the Apple operating system.  All systems have some means of getting rid of those unwanted files. But, only Apple has that trash can.

From Atlas Obscura:

A garbage-eye-view of computing reveals three decade’s worth of compelling history for the humble can—complete with a protracted lawsuit that brought the rivalry between Apple and Microsoft to new, garbage-filled heights. It may be that no icon better embodies the development of modern computing quite like the representation of virtual rubbish.

Read the entire article on Atlas Obscura.