> 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. >
While that may be true, buying a WinForms/ASP.NET control set like those from DevExpress (my favorite) or Infragistics covers the right to use that design paradigm. Using the DevExpress controls, I do design work on a software product that is more or less a Word/Outlook 07 hybrid/look-alike and we haven't had any problems with that end of things. > 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. ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help