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Serious answer is that there is no one true file browser. A file browser is a software project that has the same concerns as anyother. Distributors (ie your distro) will require a name and if the project doesn't have one then it will either not get distributed or the distros will distingush it themselves which could get messy (dolphin could for eg be called "KDE File browser", but konqeror already exists so "KDE file browser 2"? What happens when different distros choose different names for "File Browser"?). The project if it is to be a sustainable one also must distinguish itself from the other file browser projects inorder to grow a userbase and recruit volunteer developers. How does it do that but by building some kind of brand identity? Dolphin is a better brand name than File Browser #2345.
That makes sense
My only gripe with the way it's handled is that the DEs will name the actual program "Files" and if you have multiple different file explorers installed they are ALL NAMED FILES! If we're doing unique names just put the unique names on there and maybe have it say (Files) next to the name. It's confusing.