Mozilla Explains Why Tabs on Top is Better for Everyone

Firefox isn’t removing the choice of placing tabs on the bottom. Rather, they’ve been debating on where to place tabs after a fresh installation. They’re arguing about default settings if you will, and while it’s not the most exciting news, Mozilla has decided that Firefox will come shipped with tabs on top as the default preference. Being a Chrome user, it’s certainly what I prefer.

For those wondering if it’s a slow news day… we actually do find this interesting.

CNET reports,

“Recently modern browsers have been transitioning to placing tops on top, and that decision isn’t arbitrary, it isn’t about fashion,” said Firefox user interface designer Alex Faaborg. “The change to placing tabs on top isn’t about one browser versus another browser, it’s about the evolution of the Web as a platform.”

What might be somewhat fascinating to geeks such as myself is how Mozilla came to the conclusion in the video you see below. It’ll probably put some of you to sleep, but the concepts explained make sense in terms of how people react to tabs.

[via CNET]