[AccessD] 2007 over 2003

jwcolby jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com
Tue Jul 28 10:11:55 CDT 2009


However since Microsoft no longer allows you to buy 2003, you have to pay me 3 times as much.

Microsoft is our friend!

John W. Colby
www.ColbyConsulting.com


Max Wanadoo wrote:
> I like it...
> 
> 
> Developer:
> Option 1 - A2003 for x bucks.
> Option 2 - A2007 for x * x * x bucks
> 
> Client:
> And what's the difference in the product?
> 
> Developer:
> Option 2 cost 3 times and much and runs 3 times slower - same functionality
> 
> Max
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of jwcolby
> Sent: 28 July 2009 14:36
> To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
> Subject: Re: [AccessD] 2007 over 2003
> 
> Rocky,
> 
> Obviously you don't have time to smell the roses.
> 
>  >But O7 is such a dog I won't use it for development.  All I have is my
> time to bill and I need 
> snappy, not pokey.
> 
> I'm sorry dear client, but Office 2007 just takes longer to do the
> development.  I will have to 
> charge you megabucks more.
> 
> ;)
> 
> You see, Microsoft is looking out for us developers!
> 
> John W. Colby
> www.ColbyConsulting.com
> 
> 
> Rocky Smolin wrote:
>> Max:
>>
>> I got an eval version of W7 off the web.  I think it's good through next
>> March.
>>
>> Re O3 vs O7, I run them on two different boxes - the O7 is on a Vista
>> machine the O3 on WXP.
>>
>> I find the O7 runs the same Access app at about half the speed (based on
>> delay times loading forms, running reports, etc,) of O3. People say Word
> and
>> Excel are OK.  Haven't used them much.  But O7 is such a dog I won't use
> it
>> for development.  All I have is my time to bill and I need snappy, not
>> pokey.
>>
>> Rocky
> 



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