[AccessD] Access poll

One of the poll options mentioned something like "Microsoft must hate Access
developers." Why developers...how about users? And why stick with
Access...all of Office was changed. Can you say "New Coke"? Microsoft took
the best known office interface in the world and changed it, insisting that
its  millions (!) of users have to throw away a good percentage of their
knowledge and start over. Not all of their knowledge, of course, but a good
percentage. And why? Because they had too many options to fit in their
menuing system - their easily adaptable menuing system?

I'm not at the level of some of you, but I do Access (and Excel)
development. Beyond that, though, I USE Access and Excel a great deal, and
Microsoft is apparently intent on making much of my knowledge and experience
obsolete (How politically correct: Level the playing field by removing the
value of experience.). 

Since I make my living using and developing Access and Excel, I'll have to
learn the ribbon eventually, unless Microsoft decides to dump it later, but
I'm in no hurry. Like most companies, my employer and my current outside
client are both in no hurry to migrate, so I'm safe for now.

Thanks for listening.

Tom Ewald
Detroit Area

Date: Sat, 8 Aug 2009 20:58:30 +0400
<<<All the bad-mouthing about Access 2007 is based on a failure to
investigate what profound improvements lurk therein.>>>

Agreed. 
Not going to start Access X (<2007) vs. Access 2007) flame.
Just stating about my experience with MS Access 2007 development.
And as you know I have intensive experience with working with MS Access
since MS Access 1.1, especially with Access 2.0, Access 97, skipped Access
95, almost skipped MS Access 2000 and MS Access 2002(XP) and I have done
quite a lot of development work with MS Access 2003. You can find software I
have done running all over the world for all MS Access versions including MS
Access 2007 - have a look www.4tops.com and www.helpgenerator.com (I do not
work for that company nowadays, nor have I any shares in it or any profits
from its current business).

Thank you.

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Shamil