[AccessD] The Future of Access

NOT! MS has pretty much declared that Access has no future, at least among
the developer community. So then. where is one to go? Visual Studio? A very
steep climb. Alpha Anywhere is for my bet a much more profitable path, both
intellectually and economically.

I have emotional/intellectual bonds with Alpha, and the folks behind it
have offered me a chance to bundle a bunch of you into a quantity-purchase
of said product. First of all, let me declare that I have no shares or any
other fiscal interest in Alpha, I simply love the software. Next, the Alpha
people have offered me the opportunity to aggregate a group of developers
into a group-purchase of the licensing.

Before you bite the bullet, you can taste its treats by visiting
www.alphasotware.com and follow the links. You can obtain a free trial
there, and also view some vids describing the software.

I am doing this as a service to the Access Developers community. I stand to
gain zero dollars for these efforts. I am not in any way aligned in any
economic sense with the folks behind Alpha, although I have become
net-friends with the principals.

And this is why they have offered an opportunity to all of you, via me.
Here's the nut:

Alpha Anywhere beats Access and Visual Studio and RoR, no contest.
You can grab a 20-day trial from AlphaSoftware.com. The demos are
astounding. Way way way beyond Northwind.

So here's the deal. Visit Alpha's web site, download a trial version,
inspect the demos, and decide whether this is a path worth investment. If
you decide Yes, and a minimum of ten of you do decide Yes, then I can
arrange a bulk-purchase. You don't have to say Yes at once. Download the
trial and see the future of your development projects.

I've already stated it but I'll say it again: I have no fiscal interest in
this project or the privately-held company. I do work with the team and
have embarked on writing some articles about the transition from Access to
Alpha Anywhere, ultimately to be posted on their web site. I am receiving
no remuneration for these efforts. I am as objective as can be.

Back to the subject,the future of Access. In a word, None.

Download the trial edition. Walk through the tuts. See what can be done
with this remarkable software. And if you like what you see, I can arrange
a bulk purchase of Alpha Anywhere, for a significant discount from the
individual price.

Why, you might ask, am I doing this? First of all, I stand absolutely no
fiscal gain. I'm doing this because a) I love the software', and b) as an
Access developer and (I like to think) a significant contributor to our
community, and c) as a consequence of my active participation in the Access
developers community, I recognize that MS has failed us dramatically, and
we need a new place to go.

So here's the deal. 1) Download the trial from www.alphasoftware.com. 2)
Take the demos for a spin. 3) If you like what you see, contact me
privately and join the bulk-purchase thing that II have arranged with
Alpha. It won't cost you a cent up front, and there will be no deal until I
get at least 10 people willing to participate.

Let me re-state this: I have absolutely no fiscal interest in doing this. I
am doing this because a) I love the Alpha software; b) like many Access
developers, I have hit the wall that MS built; and c) I have built many
cyber-friendships with Access developers all around the world, and have
learned much from them, and feel the need to pay back.

So... here's what to do. First, download the trial Alpha Anywhere. Second,
play with the samples. Third, decide whether you want into this new
platform. Fourth, email me privately that you want into the bulk purchase
that I am trying to build.

It won't cost you a penny until we achieve the threshold of 10 particpants.
And at the risk of repitition, I stand to gain absolutely no remuneration
from this effort. I have talked with the people at Alpha, and in fact this
was their idea not mine. But this is the bottom line: MS has abandoned us
Access developers, and Alpha offers an elegant way out and a way into the
future.

If you're feeling trapped in Access or for that matter in Visual Studio,
please download the trial edition of Alpha, and if you like what you see,
get back to me and I'll put you on my list for a bulk-purchase.

If I sound like an evangelist for Alpha, then I plead Guilty, but I must
re-state that I stand to gain absolutely nothing in the way of payment or
anything else. I asked them for a couple of gorgeous hookers, for an
evening, but they declined :) So I still have my integrity intact LOL.

-- 
Arthur