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" Also, they attempted to create a new interface, which has flopped since it is actually harder to use than the old one and requires extensive training."

You mean the ribbon thingy that only is present in Word/Excel/PowerPoint but is lacking in the Outlook client?

Microsoft didn't invent that. Novell did. Well over a year ago when it released GroupWise 7.0 - it had the ribbon toolbar (called the Nav Bar) in the GroupWise Windows client.

See it here:

http://www.novell.com/documentation/gw7/index.html?page=/documentation/gw7/gw7_userwin/data/aaceng1.html


Microsoft simply copied them. But I find it weird they didn't put it into Outlook...

oh yeah, Microsoft copied the Home View for GroupWise and put it into Outlook as well:

http://www.novell.com/documentation/gw7/index.html?page=/documentation/gw7/gw7_userwin/data/bwcir9y.html
Posted by: Dave P.   Posted on: 07/07/06 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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