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I think that's where part of the problem lies
Basically what's going on here is MS is going out of their way to make things easier and prettier for a programmer while forgetting about the end users needs. If MS put half as much effort improving quality of the actual output of their compilers as they did to its interface then you wouldn't have so many ABMers.

I for one do appreciate MS's efforts in helping us non-programmers put together a custom application with little or no programming knowledge (I'm talking about Access of course). Indeed Access, to me anyway, is about the only MS application out there worth its price. But when you consider the baggage Access comes with (you need Windows and the rest of Office to get the full effect, both of which are far buggier than any software of that price should be), you still wind up hoping for non-MS alternatives.

(OOo's database interface is getting there, but it's not there yet.)

So maybe if Longhorn works out the way MS promises, the reasons for the complaints will go away. Of course people will still complain, out of either habit or lack of trust (releasing shoddy products year after year will result in major loss of trust) but over time the complaining will die down to mere noise level. That's IF Longhorn works out.
Posted by: Michael Kelly   Posted on: 10/26/04 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Coming Soon: More insecure code ...  Eggs Ackley_z | 10/26/04
Here already: More insecure posts  NonZealot | 10/26/04
Wow  IT Scion | 10/26/04
yep ...  gary.douglas@... | 10/26/04
Is this Microsoft's answer to ForeFox, et. al.?  Jomo_z | 10/26/04
And even BETTER and more POWERFULL Spyware!  BitTwiddler | 10/26/04
Why?  IT Scion | 10/26/04
Whats all the hoopla? I control spyware and spam 100%  dellsbear | 10/27/04
Good for you  Eggs Ackley_z | 10/27/04
Whould you posters like some cheese with your WHINE?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/26/04
Notice Ax Only Comes Out Of The Bathroom Stall When Its A Positive MS Story  itanalyst | 10/26/04
Or, your simply blind to the real facts.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/26/04
Posters here are very pathetic  NonZealot | 10/26/04
You are of course right. It is indeed sad.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/26/04
I think that's where part of the problem lies  Michael Kelly | 10/26/04
Here's another part  seosamh_z | 10/26/04
VS.NET is nice..  d_jedi | 10/26/04
Hey! I resemble that remark!  Spoon Jabber | 10/27/04
I like Cheese!  voska | 10/26/04
Doesn't ZDNet have a policy against 13 yr olds & younger posting?  P. Douglas | 10/26/04
No, but I'd like  Cardinal_Bill | 10/26/04
Coming Soon: Microsoft Dead Horse  itanalyst | 10/26/04
More Crayola Wares from Microsoft  brenthawkinsmd | 10/26/04
Whiners  CodeBubba | 10/26/04
Hehehe  IT Scion | 10/26/04
About all you can expect from the ABM crowd I suppose.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/26/04
problem is most of these people use windows  V Sanders | 10/27/04
RE: More Crayola Wares from Microsoft  sidor@... | 10/26/04
It's funny.  vdraken | 10/26/04
Which ones?  Patrick Jones | 10/26/04
Re: Which Ones  sidor@... | 10/26/04
sourceforge, for one..  d_jedi | 10/26/04
True..  Patrick Jones | 10/26/04
Coming soon, Bashapoloza  FilledOut | 10/26/04
Has MS released any products at all in 2004?  Richard Flude | 10/26/04
Has MS released any products at all in 2004?  PhoenixStorm26 | 10/26/04
Sure  htotten | 10/27/04
WhiteHorse?  LeeR_z | 10/26/04
Wasn't this in a song?  Spoon Jabber | 10/27/04

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