I can confirm on edgy, even when using the default ubuntu mode. Besides, if you set a shortcut or keybinding for nautilus --no-desktop it opens multiple instances with the --desktop parameter
-- [Edgy] Nautilus randomly opens home folder lots https://launchpad.net/bugs/67370 -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs