You too can build an app that copies excel with any of the major win forms tool suites. DevExpress, infragistics, telerik all even offer app control templates c

You too can build an app that copies excel with any of the major win forms tool suites. DevExpress, infragistics, telerik all even offer app control templates called "Office <year>". These basically are the office UI with some of the event handlers stubbed out. My point is that I don't think that MS cares if you rip off their UI and I bet they even encourage it. I think MS wants Windows / Office apps to look like Windows or office.