
We all know that
Windows 7 is on its way, planned for release somewhere late 2009 or early 2010. We already know it will have a multitouch framework, no major kernel and/or driver framework changes, and a new taskbar people at Microsoft are not supposed to talk about right now. The firs two milestone releases didn't appear to be very exciting, but now there is - supposedly -
a milestone 3 (build 6780) release, and there is a screenshot, and more information on UI changes.
According to Microsoft blogger Stephen Chapman,
the ribbon will make its way to Windows 7.
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2005-07-07
I don't know if you're being sarcastic, but I find the ribbon a very useful UI invention. Granted, I wouldn't go so far as to call using a ribbon UI a dream (which could easily turn into a nightmare!).
Still, it's is a very clever way of making the functionality of a complex application easily accessible without cluttering up the screen with toolbars/coolbars/palettes/etc.