[AccessD] Tony's comments

Don't just save the links - join in the fun!
At least at the Access-L list

I don't think it was that Access needed morphing so much as it needed to be 
expanded to include facilities for easy acces to things like web pages, and 
maybe become the major forms development facility for Windows (or at least 
the Office Applications)

I also consider the lack of proper consideration of users views to be a 
major problem, especially when combined with what appears to me to be a 
major problem with some 'management' within MS considering that innovation 
means losing compatability with prior versions, or making those who are 
forced to buy new 'stuff' also buy 'extra stuff' that came with earlier 
versions, or is needed to support versions.

As in get the 'Pro' 7 to have XP stuff run

But - back to the forum:
What, with my short membership, I get from the current discussion, is that 
the forum is a bit too self-centred, and acronym using for newcomers to 
Access.

But that isn't going to stop me lurking - well I hope not.
I'm certainly interested in the solution to the thread
OPen Excel worksheet from Access

JimB

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Lawrence" <accessd at shaw.ca>
To: "'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'" 
<accessd at databaseadvisors.com>
Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2013 9:20 PM
Subject: Re: [AccessD] Tony's comments


> Hi JB:
>
> Good one Jim and I will save the links. (Even setup a Peach Accounting
> system once.)
>
> Aside: Microsoft fumbled, big time, lost track of its users requirements 
> and
> instead of morphing the Access product to the users needs, like products
> like Oracle, Adobe did...it is either evolve or expire. Maybe when 
> companies
> become too rich, dominant and successful they become conservative and
> lazy...case in point.
>
> After IBMs thrashing in the 1980s, they turned things around and Microsoft
> is trying to do the same but it will probably take ten years in the
> wilderness (and the retirement of Steve Ballmer) for a hungry and leaner 
> MS
> to emerge with the ability to listen instead of dictating...and a real new
> universe database interface will appear where Access used to be.
>
> Jim