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To: killermosquito
If Microsoft were really smart they would give away Microsoft Access for free. It would spur sales in SQL Server tremendously.

I am interested in learning why you think this strategy would help Microsoft's bottom line...
16 posted on 09/29/2010 6:41:06 AM PDT by WebFocus
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To: WebFocus

Access is a great product that many are not using and don’t have it installed because they don’t want to spend the difference between Microsoft Office and Microsoft Office Professional (which includes Access).

If it were free many of those people would start developing databases in Access and then “get in over their heads” and would need to hire a software developer (like you and me - I looked at your profile)and we would create a more powerful database for them and eventually migrate them to SQL Server.

This would also create more work for us software developers and it would increase dependence on Microsoft (which I view as a good thing since I make my living with Microsoft).


19 posted on 09/29/2010 7:47:07 AM PDT by killermosquito (Buffalo (and eventually France) is what you get when liberalism runs its course.)
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To: WebFocus
I am interested in learning why you think this strategy would help Microsoft's bottom line...

It would spur otherwise unnecessary purchases of Windows licenses.

29 posted on 09/29/2010 10:11:39 PM PDT by cynwoody
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