The second thing that caught my eye in this weeks micro mart was a review of word processors. There where a few I’ve not seen before, which was interesting in itself. One I found really interesting, for two reasons was iWrite Pro. The first is the description of the UI:

It’s all very reminiscent of word 2007, but is that a good idea? Word is confusing for people not used to it because it is hard to find the function you want and some people prefer the old style of menus used in previous versions. Iwrite Pro’s ribbon is a different kettle of fish though and it’s not nearly as irritating. This is because it is a simpler program with fewer functions and it’s easier to find the one you need on the tabs.

here’s a picture:

Well, what can you say? Fail?

But perhaps the more surprising aspect is that iWrite Pro can actually implement the ribbon UI, – OK perhaps the most surprising thing is that anyone would want to, but regardless doesn’t this contravene the ridiculous ribbon Licensing agreement, and if they’ve rolled there own (which it looks like) and not signed with MS, then how long before MS come knocking?