Comment 86 for bug 386150

@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.