Oh, you didn't tell him how long it would really take, did ya? Oh, laddie. You've got a lot to learn if you want people to think of you as a miracle worker.
I think it's more due to cost, which the article touches on. Microsoft just doesn't want to spend more money than necessary maintaining Access. They keep adding features to Excel and Word, but not Access. They figure Access users could always rely on Excel and Word to do certain things. For instance, Excel (long) has the ability to import data from websites. You can import IMDb cast and crew, football stats from wikipedia, stock quotes from financial websites, etc., put the data neatly into tables, and manipulate them further such as running queries. (The online tool Power Apps also lets you grab data freely from many sources.) This kind of feature should belong in a database tool like Access, and it would have been there long ago if Access hadn't lost its mojo.
Juan C Rivera
@Reply 4 years ago
True that the MS package is made to work with each otherb but will it not be nice to do all of this from with in without going through so many steps to get things done?
Kevin YipOP
@Reply 4 years ago
Word, Excel, Outlook, OneNote, etc. can all read/write/store data online, on the web, on smartphones, etc., yet Access can't. Word and Excel file formats are recognized by other tools such as Google Docs and Sheets, yet Access files can only be read by Access. Access has become more and more isolated in the scheme of things. In some Office packages, you have to read the fine print to even notice Access is included.
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