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To: Doren who wrote (109069)	2/13/2011 3:29:32 PM
From: i-node	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 213184

>> When I was a recruiter I don't remember any companies with hundreds of thousands using Access... No, there are not, because it is weak. Not scalable at all, but weak before you even get to that issue. Just really lousy software. Borland had the far better product with Paradox (and later, Paradox for Windows). But as usual, MSFT gave away enough copies of Access to drive them out. Hell, Borland couldn't even afford to sue 'em. But Access really doesn't have enough of a following to keep people on Windows. Never has had.

To: Doren who wrote (109069)	2/13/2011 4:16:53 PM
From: Jeff Hayden	1 Recommendation Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 213184

Actually, there is a database program made by an Apple subsidiary, Filemaker. There is a version of Filemaker that also runs on Windows and it is preferred on that side over Access because it is more user friendly - maybe because MS doesn't put much effort into Access. Filemaker also makes an inexpensive non-relational database that's very easy to work with called Bento. It's very handy for stashing bits and pieces of data. Bento is Mac-only.