Ubuntu Will Revert Window Controls To the Right-Hand Side in Next Release (neowin.net)

Following a survey carried out last month, Ubuntu will begin shipping with the minimise, maximise, and close buttons on the right-hand side of windows. From a report: In the survey 46.2% of people said they prefer their window controls on the left-hand side and 53.8% said they prefer them on the right. The decision comes after seven years of window controls being on the left, at the time it had plenty of detractors but Ubuntu founder, Mark Shuttleworth, maintained that the controls needed shifting to the left because they'd be in the way of the then newly introduced window indicators.

Comments

Is this important?

[LS1 Brains]

I mean really, the right thing would have been to have left things alone.

Re:design by committee is always a bad move sailor

[lactose99]

...but the survey had the tick boxes on the left so I couldn't figure out how to submit my vote correctly.

Re:design by committee is always a bad move sailor

[bigdavex]

Obviously they should compromise and put them in the middle.

Re:the only scientifically correct way of deciding

[volodymyrbiryuk]

Or better yet make them change position every time the cursor hovers over them.