[AccessD] MS Accounting discontinued

...I expect there is a lot of internal politics driving this ...MS Dynamics 
is a much higher markup product and primarily sold and supported through MS 
partners ...MS Accounting essentially cut the bottom out from under them 
...and since it hasn't been a profit center for MS, they're killing two 
birds with one stone.

William

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From: "Gustav Brock" <Gustav at cactus.dk>
Sent: Saturday, October 31, 2009 11:04 AM
To: <accessd at databaseadvisors.com>
Subject: Re: [AccessD] MS Accounting discontinued

> Hi John
>
> Or you could turn it around: If MS regards the features of Office 
> Accounting to not surpass those of templates for Word and Excel, I would 
> certainly cease the product at the soonest.
>
> But you are right. Who are those people writing such nonsense, and what do 
> they think about the customers that have used the application for years?
>
> /gustav
>
>
>>>> jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com 31-10-2009 15:13 >>>
> http://blog.seattlepi.com/microsoft/archives/183698.asp
>
> That is a rather large application.  I LOVE this:
>
> After evaluating the product over the past few years Microsoft determined 
> that other Microsoft
> offerings such as free templates in the Office system used with Excel and 
> the Dynamics product are
> able to meet our customers' needs. The Office Small Business web site has 
> links to free templates
> for small businesses, such as invoices, expenses, time sheets, budgets and 
> more and Microsoft's
> Small Business Center is also a great resource for small businesses.
>
> What a JOKE.  Templates in Excel are the equivalent of an accounting 
> program?  It gives me GREAT
> CONFIDENCE in Microsoft when I see a statement like that.
>
> -- 
> John W. Colby
> www.ColbyConsulting.com
>
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