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A lot of really good professional software doesn't "look" modern though. Just look at Blender. Or, like, most IDEs. Or Vim.
Personally, after using LibreOffice for a while, I've gotten used to it. Google Docs, though far from a shining jewel of an office suite, is much more popular than LibreOffice, and it also uses a similarly simple UI.
Blender looks super sleek after the 2.80 update. IMO the 2.80-up is quite modernized, streamlined and much more logical and intuitive than their older UI. Fair point on Google Docs though. Still, Google Docs just feels so much smoother as a UI. The overal style is easier on the eyes, less cluttered perhaps? And that's mainly what the ribon-view solves. It removes clutter and organizes the icons/functions into logical categories.
I think LibreOffice can replicate that somewhat by just switching to a minimalist theme without as many borders. I mean, that's what Google did for Android and it was a massive success.