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Huh, interesting research. I wonder how much more intuitive the firefox hamburger menu on the top right would be if they moved it to the left. I sadly just realized it's the one icon I cannot customize the location of, but now I'm super curious.

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Their first attempt at a unique menu button was on the left (circa Firefox 4-5).

https://static.digit.in/fckeditor/uploads/ff4-newui.png

But they probably figured that the more like Chrome they are, the better...

God, every time I see a screenshot of Firefox 4 I get hit with a nostalgia blast. I was in highschool and I remember getting hyped up about the UI overhaul from teasers Mozilla was putting out. Felt like Christmas when I hooked up to the dorm wifi at the table in the lounge and got the update notification.

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