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The 'Start Button' was in the wrong place during its existence. It should have been at the top left rather than bottom right. The convention being that menus dr
by Theodores 13y ago
The 'Start Button' was in the wrong place during its existence. It should have been at the top left rather than bottom right. The convention being that menus drop down rather than climb up. It went against the 'E' shape of what people scan for on a VDU and the mouse movements to get there were always a bit arcane. Maybe Apple had a patent on it coming from the top left and MicroSoft had to think differently. Windows 8.n presents an opportunity to fix this usability defect but I doubt they will do it.
- nradov 13y agoTop left is really no better than bottom left. But anyone who actually cares can drag and drop the start menu to whichever screen edge they prefer.
- Theodores 13y agoSo why did the Apple menu go along the top with the finder thing in the top left? On HN you can't just say 'this is no better than that' without providing some reason, even if the lamest anecdotal evidence.