From: "Antti Kurenniemi" 

These have been around a while now. No way can MS do anything about those,
and their licensing idea is just so stupid that nobody will ever care. I
use these: http://www.tmssoftware.com/advtoolbar.htm (or would use if I
did).


Antti Kurenniemi

"John Beamish"  wrote in message
news:op.tk8m7y2jm6tn4t{at}dellblack.wlfdle.phub.net.cable.rogers.com...
>I wonder what MS thinks of this:
> http://www.devexpress.com/Products/NET/WinForms/XtraBars/Features_Ribbon.xml
>
> On Wed, 27 Dec 2006 15:48:56 -0500, Rich Gauszka
>  wrote:
>> http://www.infoq.com/news/2006/11/Office-UI-License
>
> [snip]
>
>>
>> When asked if developers can implement ribbon-like interfaces that work
>> differently but have the same underlying concept, Microsoft has said no.
>> Microsoft has never before been this serious about enforcing this level
>> of consistency before. Unlike past guidelines, mandatory requirements
>> are legally mandatory according to the license agreement. While they are
>> there specifically to ensure a minimum level of user experience, some
>> developers are certain to dislike the idea of being forced to abide by
>> the guidelines.
>>
>

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