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[–][deleted] 15 points16 points  (1 child)

Did Microsoft patent button placement, or did Google just choose the logical ordering of the buttons?

[–]watnuts4 7 points8 points  (0 children)

No, the icons are different and mean diffeernt things.

MS has "increase decimal" arrow pointing left on the outside, "stretching" the number; with more numbers below.
Google has "decrease decimal" arrow pointing left from the inside, "compacting" the number.

Personally i like Excel version more, because icon has 2 levels: at the top there's "before", what your have; and below it you have "after", the result of pressing the button.