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MIX08 Microsoft Office 2007: The Story of the Ribbon
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A MIX08 session from Microsoft's Office team on how the Office 2007 ribbon was designed. It explains the user-feedback and telemetry behind it and the alternatives that were rejected.
HN recommends it for its in-depth view of a major UI redesign process driven by user data.
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