@Psy[H[] :

On 640x480 Nautilus window (assumed default file browser window size on
modern setup) current Stop and Reload buttons take about 128 x 64 pixels
space. That's 2.6% of window screen estate.

Let's assume average Ubuntu user users Nautilus window 1 hours a day without 
pressing those buttons. If we convert this screen estate directly to used work 
time this is 1.56 minutes 
of user eye time in a day. Note that this is the time when the user does not 
need the functionality of stop and refresh buttons - I estimate the time when 
the user needs stop functionality, e.g. when 
browsing large thumbnail folders, to be average 15 seconds a day which is so 
small amount that it is not even comparable.

Let's assume the average user uses Ubuntu on 250 days a year. During one
year, the average user watches stop and refresh button 390 minutes, or
6.5 hours.

Let's assume the time is as expense as going to see movies (as we are 
*watching* something in both cases). In 6.5 hours we can see three movies á 
10€. Thus, the user has 
spent 30€ by watching stop and reload buttons instead of watching movies in a 
year.

Let's assume there are two million average Ubuntu users. That makes 2
000 000 * 30€/year = 60 million euros/year.

***By removing stop and reload button we can save 60 million euros in a
year***.

The numbers are not scientific, but I hope you got my point this time.

The lesson for everyone: please do not generalize user interface use
cases based on your own specialized workflows.

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