Thank God, the ribbon menu might be gone in the next version of Microsoft Office:
“The ribbon menu appears to be removed or hidden in the demonstration, hinting that Microsoft may be moving away from this user experience for Office 15.”
The ribbon has been around since Office 2007, I found it unintuitive and perplexing in its methods of organizing commands.
Check out the story and screenshots of Office 15 at TheVerge:
http://www.theverge.com/microsoft/2012/2/9/2787365/microsoft-office-15-unveiled
An example of the ribbon:
