Is the reason OSX has the close/maximize/restore buttons on the left side.

OK, so I was using a Mac (very rare Im not a PC fanboy) and I was talking to the person and they said reason why macs have the close/maximize/restore buttons on the left side is because most artist are left handed and artist use macs. It sounds like a good reason but I dont believe it......so is that true?

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Permalink Reply by jake on June 27, 2009 at 1:28am: yea i was gonna say that but the command jumped out of my head for a seccond.
does anyone know why ctrl+excape opens the start menu when the start key does the same?; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Ulrik F. Damm on June 27, 2009 at 3:40am: Not all computers have a Windows key, my old ThinkPad doesn't :P; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Mad Max on June 27, 2009 at 6:57am: Not everybody will have a keyboard with the Wndows key on it. It gets more confusing when you combine the other things the Windows key is a modifier for like Windows + R for the run dialogue and so on.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by jake on June 27, 2009 at 7:00am: yea well today i learned that not every pc keyboard has a windows key on it. although even my old old ps2 keyboards have windows keys oh wait one doesnt.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Dust on June 27, 2009 at 1:46am: this dont mean nothing, cmd+q is a simply quick way to quit an application, not a dirty one,
also on windows you can do the same thing, ALT+f4.

ctrl-alt-delete on mac is cmd-alt-q; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Jorge on June 27, 2009 at 2:01am: So keyboard shortcuts exist on both platforms, that still doesn't answer the question as to why clicking that red button just doesn't close an app all the way? Sure we can use hot keys, but then what's the point of the button even being there?; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by jake on June 27, 2009 at 2:11am: well you could goto the app in the finder bar or right click it's icon on the dock and select exit; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Dust on June 27, 2009 at 2:42am: is for hide, instead of minimize on dock, and quick launch again if you need, in the same way on windows some application like msn,vuze, mediaplayer i guess, will not close if you clik on "x" but just hide in the taskbar, is the same thing
i like a button to hide personally, prolly the can add a 4th button to close, but i would still use shortcut, as i do on windows too, is more fast; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by IMPMAC on June 27, 2009 at 5:59am: It depends on how the application developer develops it. he can have the x actually close; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Dust on June 27, 2009 at 6:33am: the one that doesnt close, are bad ported, or aniway not right programmed for mac osx interface, and are just a few, anyway nothing so boring; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by IMPMAC on June 27, 2009 at 8:07am: Apple created applications like iPhoto, click the x and it closes the whole application. some apple made application like Apple mail, runs in the background like you would want to.

So its nothing to do with porting or anything.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Dust on June 27, 2009 at 8:45am: not always true, you r right some appz of iLife close if you tap x,
but some other are simply bad ported.
anyway is nothing to get bored