Surprised no one has mentioned it yet, but this is a huge loss for accessibility. After I started using Linux with Gnome, I realized how much less strain I was

Surprised no one has mentioned it yet, but this is a huge loss for accessibility. After I started using Linux with Gnome, I realized how much less strain I was putting on my wrists with the taskbar/launcher and window controls on the left. Since as a right-handed person, it, the angle of my wrist is at a much more comfortable angle, about 45 degrees facing inward. It's way more natural to do a side to side swiping motion with your forearm than a jerky up and down motion when the taskbar is in the default bottom position and you're switching between windows all day. I only use Windows at work now but if they haven't added this back by the time we have to upgrade to Windows 11, it'll only be a matter of time before I start getting carpal tunnel symptoms again. I bet there are others that have limited arm mobility that also rely on this customization that will be even more harmed by this.