[AccessD] Poll on Access 2007

Shamil

http://blogs.msdn.com/access/archive/tags/Access+14/default.aspx

...that's the Access 14 team manager's blog.

William

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From: "Shamil Salakhetdinov" <shamil at smsconsulting.spb.ru>
Sent: Monday, June 29, 2009 4:41 AM
To: "'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'" 
<accessd at databaseadvisors.com>
Subject: Re: [AccessD] Poll on Access 2007

> Hi Steve,
>
> I have heard there are should be many new features in MS Access 2010 - is
> that information on "What's new in MS Access 2010" already available
> somewhere?
>
> Don't take "attacks" on your opinion on MS Access 2007 pros&cons too close
> to yourself - such "attacks" is a usual way to discuss "hot" topics here -
> welcome to the club! :)
>
> As for MS listening or not to MS Access (VBA) developers: they are 
> listening
> I think but they apply a strong "noise filter" on what they hear - and 
> that
> filter does very probably filter out many things advanced MS Access (VBA)
> developers urge for but MS finds them to be irrelevant to their own
> business...
>
> Microsoft do you hear me? :)
>
> Thank you.
>
> --
> Shamil
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Steve Schapel
> Sent: Monday, June 29, 2009 5:28 AM
> To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
> Subject: Re: [AccessD] Poll on Access 2007
>
> Darryl,
>
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "Darryl Collins" <Darryl.Collins at coles.com.au>
> Sent: Monday, June 29, 2009 12:31 PM
>
>> ... I hope you are backing the right horse here Steve.
>
> Thanks very much for your comments.  As you know, we are rapidly 
> approaching
>
> the release of the next version.  Access 2007 was always going to be an
> interim measure, as a step moving towards new paradigms.  I will have a
> better idea whether I'm backing the right horse after we have built some
> Access 2010 apps.
>
>> MS Access has been on the edge before and I think it is now again.
>
> Ever since I first started using Access in 1994, there have been vehement
> claims in one quarter or another that Access is dead, Microsoft is 
> dropping
> Access, X and Y are better than Access, etc.  I don't know about "on the
> edge", but really a turning point.  What I think will happen is that those
> who abandon Access because of the new directions, will be replaced by 
> others
>
> who embrace it and move forward with it.
>
> If you're one of those who moves to other technologies, I understand the
> reasons, and have no criticism, and I hope there is nothing I have said to
> imply otherwise.  I wish you well with that.  But for me, at this stage it
> looks like I will be sticking with Access for the long haul.
>
> -- 
> Regards
> Steve
>
>
>
>
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