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Outlook 365 Ribbon, etc
I think my biggest grief with the new icons is that they /feel/ larger; which in turn makes the ribbon feel taller (taking up more space). I don't know if they actually are larger, but that's my initial reaction to them. Seems like the interface got a little more touch friendly, much to the chagrin of keyboard/mouse users.
Edit: The ribbon definitely feels larger because the tabs are now the same color as the ribbon rather than a contrast color.
I agree, the ribbon is bigger and uglier. I am not against upgrades/updates, but I would like them to enhance my user experience. In this case, it is definitely a step down, the ribbon is more cluttered and takes more of my page. The worst thing is that the ribbon that I use the most is the one with the worst new icons. The other ribbons aren't too awful - I could live with them, for the most part - the send/receive is also big, but the rest are pretty ok.