Yeah, it actually makes the toolbar even a little more powerful than before.

<rant>

My primary complaint about the ribbon is the execution. The philosophy behind it makes sense in theory: that they wanted to make it easier for users to get to the things they use most often (at least that's what I thought the philosophy was). But clearly they screwed up about 90% of the execution. Yes, you still have some of the important shortcuts on that main ribbon tab, but I'm waiting for someone to explain that "Styles" section.

I should clarify. I know what styles are, and I've seen them used, but I haven't come across a single client of mine who has used them. Nobody in the real world does. The last time I saw them used was at the law firm I worked for, where they loaded those styles with the firm's own set just to make everything look all uniform.

Normal people, though? Normal people don't need that crap, and yet there it is, taking up a huge amount of space on that bar.

</rant>

Anyway, sorry about that. I do have to chuckle, though, because while MS seems to be sticking to its guns about the ribbon, they did make one change between Office 2007 and 2010 that simply had to be done: they got rid of that button at the top-left and brought back a "File" tab. Every single person I've ever "upgraded" to Officed 2007 has had a really tough time figuring out how to do the two most basic functions any normal person needs to do with their documents: save and print. In 2007, you had to know that these options were hidden behind that big bubble. Now it's at least back under File, though they should bring back the print buttons (I have a good idea where to put it - I'm looking at you, Styles).