From: "John Beamish" 

If I were a serious dev then I'd probably go searching for the answers to
this but ...

1.  Can it be implemented on XP?  XP-SP1?  XP-SP2? 2.  Is MS still using
the (I'm probably using a poor wording here but you'll get the drift)
"XP-logo" program (so I'm guessing there's a
"Vista-logo" program) and will applications need to use the
ribbon to be able to use the Vista-logo?
3.  If I'm still using VB6 and Visual Studio 6 do I need to upgrade those
tools to use the ribbon?



On Wed, 27 Dec 2006 15:48:56 -0500, Rich Gauszka
 wrote:

> The problem ( for me at least ) is that Microsoft has decided to replace
> the menu/toolbar with the ribbon design and forcefeed us the ribbon
> paradigm. When one changes the interface the excuse of consistency seems
> irrational
>
> http://www.infoq.com/news/2006/11/Office-UI-License
> In order to promote the ribbon design as a replacement for menus and
> toolbars, Microsoft has decided to license the Office 2007 User
> Interface including the new "ribbon paradigm". One of the primary
> reasons is to promote a consistent look and feel across all Windows
> applications that want to use the ribbon paradigm.
>

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