Thank you Apple, for Microsoft.

Here is a blog you should read:

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/b8/

It's about what MS is doing with Windows 8, when you look at your new copy of Office 2010, and think to yourself "WHY ON GODS GREEN EARTH DID THEY HIDE THE ONLY !@!#?!@! THAT I KNEW HOW TO FIND" you will find a thoughtful, mechanical, statistically backed up reason behind every UI adjustment that they've made to MS products (the exact opposite of how governments work). While I was completely caught off guard when they brought in the "ribbon" it didn't take long for me to love the ribbon.  The ribbon is peaceful, powerful, zen. Learn to leverage it to your use, and you too can be a ribbon lover.

Before this degrades into a penthouse forum letter about the ribbon, I want to quickly mention why the title. I hate/love Apple. Mostly hate. Apple, however makes great designs because they care about the integration of form and function of their product all the way through (hardware to software) and they have now eaten enough market share to shove that lesson down Microsoft's throat.

I love the ribbon,

-@willcwf