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Office 2007 interface reasons

Since most people who are forced to switch from Office 2003 to 2007 in their office are confused, it amuses me if there is an objective reason for abandoning the old old interface of previous offices.

It would be nice to have some supporting facts when people ask about the rationale for the change. For example, I would be interested in:

  • Was there a study that said that new users without any Office knowledge could better adapt or use the new interface?
  • What are the strengths of the new user interface from the point of view of the designer (which function is more accessible than before, which important pieces of information are more obvious?).
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To get more answers than you probably want, you should read this excellent series of posts from the Office UI developer about why they decided to build a new interface for Office 2007. The main reasons were:

  • The old toolbar-based user interface was already overloaded, and there was no room for new features.
  • It was difficult for users to discover features that were already there.
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