I was a OF user for years before switching. I got Office 2010 because of a client and like you said after couple of weeks of trying was enough for me to like it. The workflow, the mouse over preview's in the ribbon and shortcuts is such an improvement. Now I can't see myself switching. One more note, money shouldn't be the reason not to switch, it's worth it if you use it for business. For personal use, Google (which I use too) or LO will do it.

I have been using it for three years. At work, I'm forced to use it. I still don't like it.

I can make due and get things done but when I have the choice, I go for a traditional UI. I prefer a regular Menu Bar.

I'm not saying that it sucks or that it shouldn't exist or that no one should use a ribbon. I'm just saying that I don't like ribbons and will continue to use standard interfaces.

I have to use Office at work. I have not liked the ribbon since it came out. It's not that I don't like new ideas. I am a SW dev and I embrace new. I change jobs every 6 mos just so I don't have to deal with old code, that's how much I like new things. The ribbon sucks. It mind numbingly sucks.

Note: Some of this was an exaggeration to drive home the point of how bad the ribbon interface sucks.

Is it really worse than toolbar hell?

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Icons without text labels work ONLY for frequently performed tasks with an obvious visual representation.

For everything else text and icons is probably optimal.

Do you also struggle with tabbed web pages and toolbars? If you can't use either of those, then I agree, you will have problems with the ribbon.

If you can use both of those -- and I'm certain you can -- then I don't see why something that simply combines tabs and toolbar icons is such problem.