Given that we can't get developers to agree on where to place { I highly doubt we'd ever be able to settle on more esoteric formatting issues.
I'm also not sure that I want a developer spending much of his brain space or time prettying up the code beyond what is currently considered well formatted code. While it might be nice, there's also probably better things she could be working on.
You should read Code Complete 2. I was surprised but there are actually reasonable arguments against placing the opening brace on a new line. I don't have the book with me now, but I can look it up later if you're interested.
I'm also not sure that I want a developer spending much of his brain space or time prettying up the code beyond what is currently considered well formatted code. While it might be nice, there's also probably better things she could be working on.