[AccessD] The Access Developer's Dilemma

The "know it all" attitude at MSFT comes from the top.
I've tried contacting a higher level manager at MSFT about the Excel 2010
VBA7.DLL problem....
And he refuses to even respond.


> -----Original Message-----
> From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:accessd-
> bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jim Lawrence
> Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2012 12:39 PM
> To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'
> Subject: Re: [AccessD] The Access Developer's Dilemma
>
> It is sad to see.
>
> Microsoft had so many "At A Boyz" supporting their every product,
> installing
> and recommending them in every shop and business. Somewhere, somehow,
> at
> Redmond, everything went wrong. The direction just went off the rails
> and
> the management forgot who their friends and supporters were. What MS
> has
> lost can never be recovered and it is truly sad.
>
> Jim
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of David McAfee
> Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2012 9:12 AM
> To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
> Subject: Re: [AccessD] The Access Developer's Dilemma
>
> MS has done it to us too many times, especially on the mobile side.
>
> Which is why when WM7 came out, we dropped support for them and
> switched to
> Android.
>
>
>
> On Mon, Apr 23, 2012 at 4:33 PM, Darryl Collins <
> darryl at whittleconsulting.com.au> wrote:
>
> > "Luckily I was able to figure out what was going on and put out an
> update
> > pretty quick"
> >
> > This sums up much of the upgrading existing apps to Office 2010
> > experience.  I pity the poor users in a corporate environment whose
> apps
> > just stop working after years of flawless performance.  Must happen a
> lot.
> >  A least many of us have the skills and or knowledge on how to fix
> this
> > stuff (or where to look to find possible solutions).  For some users
> it
> > really must be a struggle.
> >
> > Cheers
> > Darryl.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:
> > accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of David McAfee
> > Sent: Tuesday, 24 April 2012 8:59 AM
> > To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
> > Subject: Re: [AccessD] The Access Developer's Dilemma
> >
> > I love it!
> >
> > Great Post Arthur!
> >
> > I'd also like to mention that A2010 SP1 broke some of my existing
> ADPs.
> > Luckily I was able to figure out what was going on and put out an
> update
> > pretty quick.
> >
> > D
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Mon, Apr 23, 2012 at 3:20 PM, Arthur Fuller
> <fuller.artful at gmail.com
> > >wrote:
> >
> > > Just wanted to let you all know that I have posted a piece on my
> blog,
> > > in which I try to describe the frustrations some (perhaps most) of
> us
> > > feel about the future direction of Access. I invite you to visit
> > > http://artfulopinions.blogspot.ca/ and to comment either there or
> here.
> > > Should you visit, please feel free to browse the other pieces, too.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Arthur
> > > Cell: 647.710.1314
> > >
> > > The most likely way for the world to be destroyed, most experts
> agree,
> > > is by accident. That's where we come in; we're computer
> professionals.
> > > We cause accidents.
> > >
> > > -Nathaniel Borenstein<
> > > http://www.quoteland.com/author/Nathaniel-Borenstein-Quotes/63/>
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