Elegance #3: Opinions vs Data

Follow up of the discussion about new UI elements: "it may look weird" first-look opinions vs positive results of usability testing. GMail has removed "select all/select none/..." buttons with single combo box for exactly one reason: elegance or UI uncluttering.

How do you like it? Feel free to share your comments below after a few days (preferably using the UI e.g. in gmail).