What is the future path of Access?

  • Thread starter Thread starter steve dassin
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You could pick up the best clues about what Microsoft is planning to do in
future versions of JET in the blog maintained by the Access Development
Team:
http://blogs.msdn.com/access/

Anyone else who knows it probably unable to say much.

As you saw with Access 2007, Microsoft is committed to developing Access -
both the interface (major upgrade) and the engine (multi-valued fields etc),
and the connectivity (Sharepoint and Exchange.)
 
its a great departmental and small/mid business database.....with rapid forms
and report design/generator and straight forward query design view...fully
sql compliant and integrated into the Office Suite

going to sqlserver with reporting server and separate visual.net forms
design (or any commercial / shareware equivalent) is a step many in this
market segment will never take....

you have to look at it by the customer segment...not just the
technology.....very much like the "future path of Excel" - - - hopefully
forever available and improved...zillions of people use it....
 
NTC said:
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going to sqlserver with reporting server and separate visual.net forms
design (or any commercial / shareware equivalent) is a step many in this
market segment will never take....
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I agree. And I don't think there's any way for MS to push them:)
you have to look at it by the customer segment...not just the
technology.....very much like the "future path of Excel" - - - hopefully
forever available and improved...zillions of people use it....
Click to expand...

Know thy customer:)

thanks,
steve
 
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