doubtful.
but it's interesting to note how things changed. for example, checkboxes were often like this:
and now they're like this:
it's a lot like putting the light switch for the bathroom in the hallway.
my armchair designer guess is that this at least partially the result of the iphone, as an ergonomics issue, what with 90% of people being right-handed; it makes it so that the toggles are generally reachable by your right thumb.
of course, if you're a lefty, or not on mobile, well, too bad, i guess.

