On Fri, Aug 15, 2008 at 9:48 AM, Nick Iozzo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> I am under the impression that MS has many patents on this design. Right or
> wrong is not for this thread, but I would dig into that if you are
> developing any commercial software.
>

Wow, didn't even think of that - thanks for pointing that out. I'll look
into it.



> It is hard to comment on this design from a neutral point of view. I have
> used it for a while, I was very use to the old office design and where to
> find things. I find myself struggling to find things I use to be able to
> find effortlessly. On the other hand, I have found things I never knew
> existed. So it has some benefits.
>
> I look at this design as a merger of client and web app design (e.g., the
> ribbon is just an AJAXian toolbar).
>

A good perspective. Thanks.
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