[jhbadger]

The ribbon is just a non-standard interface that almost no other programs use -- even on Windows, and certainly not on other platforms. It's unneeded. And the thing is, if people did copy it, Microsoft would probably just change it anyway. That's really Microsoft's strategy -- to keep people chasing after it. But why bother? They don't really control the industry any more.

[Macha]

The ribbon is actually pretty common in other MS programs:

https://imgur.com/a/pQmVd