What is the future path of Access?

[steve dassin]

If it's different, what is the future of Jet?

Thanks,
steve
www.beyondsql.blogspot.com

 

[Allen Browne]

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.)

 

[NTC]

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....

 

[steve dassin]

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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....

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....

Know thy customer

thanks,
steve

 

[steve dassin]

Thanks.
best,
steve