>>To me, Access means more work. I have gotten two failed Access projects in the last year. Access seems to drawn in people with just enough knowledge to get into trouble. Seems they were able to create some pretty forms and 'talk the talk', but when it comes to supporting a customer, they couldn't 'walk the walk'. I run into these Access turkeys all the time.
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>That seems to happen quite often, actually. Because everybody has Access, and it's supposed to be so easy to use, people get into trouble with it.

"Market share" is a deceptively stupid concept from my POV. You have a large castle wall to knock down. You can buy a 16" naval rifle and a few AP rounds, or a whole lot of .22 rifles and truckloads of ammo. I'll bet on the 16" naval guns knocking down the wall first, for less money in the long run...