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But MS Office style ribbon that everyone considers more modern is complete crap at using modern monitors at their full potential. Ironically, the old toolbar ocean manages to use the increased screen real estate more efficiently
Not really, imo? Navigating the ribbons is much easier and faster if you don't use the software everyday. But fun fact: LibreOffice has ribbon UI, it's just a little hidden.
Iirc newer versions ask you on first run what UI you want.
I have both LibreOffice and MS Office at work. I use Libre most of the time because I find ribbon very clunky and I always have troubles to find what I need. While working in Libre feels like a breeze to me.