Window buttons on the left in Lucid (was: Re: Lucid changed background color)

[Tom H]

>> It gets worse... the background isn't the issue (don't care what color
>> it is), now they've decided to try an emulate a Mac (albeit poorly) and
>> put the window open/close/maximize/unmaximize on the left side of the
>> application window. See:
>> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Brand
>> <http://www.kilobitspersecond.com/2010/03/03/the-new-ubuntu-lucid-look-an-appraisal/>
>> <http://www.kilobitspersecond.com/2010/03/03/the-new-ubuntu-lucid-look-an-appraisal/lighttheme/>
>> <http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2010/03/ubuntu-gets-new-themes-logo-more.html>
>> Notice that the Window Menu button is also now missing (yes I know you
>> can right-click on the top decoration border for the options, but just
>> how much space was the button taking up?).

> I don't get it either. If I try to think about who might gain from that
> change, I can only come up with
> - People used to Ubuntu < Lucid or other Linux distributions:
>  They're probably used to having the windows buttons on the right.
>  My guess would be that they most likely think
>  "WTF? Who moved those buttons left? How do I bring them back where
>  they belong?"
> - People used to Windows switching to/trying Ubuntu:
>  They're probably used to having the windows buttons on the right.
>  My guess would be that they most likely think
>  "WTF? Who moved those buttons left? How do I bring them back where
>  they belong?"
> - People used to MacOS X switching to/trying Ubuntu:
>  They're probably used to having the windows buttons on the left.
>  My guess would be that they like them being on the left.
> So, that leaves the converts from MacOS X who I consider likely to
> welcome that change.
> But, how many people are there who bought Apple hardware and then
> abandon the most prominent reason for doing so - owning a platform on
> which they can legally run MacOS X - in favour of Ubuntu?
> Can someone please shed a light on this and explain what improvement
> this change is supposed to achieve? Or is this really so utterly
> brain-dead as it seems to me?

I am not sure why the change was made but have two comments:

1. It is not even Mac-like because the "window-close" button is not
the left-most one.

2. It is can be easily reverted to the usual/Karmic behavior.