>> I know MS is not making the Ribbon UI embeddable in other apps.

I see no evidence of that, but I maybe wrong. Can you point to an article that confirms that? Because I see the Ribbon being available everywhere on the Net as an activex.

>Are you sure this can be done with Activex and VStudio?. I know MS is not making the Ribbon UI embeddable in other apps. How would you proceed?
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>You can apply for a license for the Ribbon UI, but you have to implement the whole functionality by yourself, and still you have to be in compliance with their Ribbon Guidelines.