No, Microsoft have no plans to end Microsoft Access. They are committed to its development. See this video from Access Program Manager Ebo Quansah where he confirms that Microsoft will continue to develop Access and included it in future releases of Office.
One answer was As noted, rumors of Access’s demise have been circulating for years. They have never been true. But the problem with Access is that it doesn’t work well with the cloud and having cloud based apps is the tech darling right now. That doesn’t mean Access does not still have a place where cloud connectivity is not necessary.
No, the rumours that Microsoft Access is discontinued, that Microsoft Access is dying, or that Microsoft are end of life’ing Access are not correct. Consider it fake news disseminated by the companies selling Microsoft Access alternatives. What is replacing Microsoft Access? The next version of Microsoft Access.
Another frequent inquiry is “Is MS Access dying?”.
The short answer is – definitely not in the short run. Maybe in the 3-5 year horizon. Microsoft Access is indeed the grand-daddy of business software, first released in 1992 almost three decades ago!
What is the history of Microsoft Access?
Microsoft Access is a relational database management system developed by Microsoft and is part of the Microsoft Office suite. Then in May 1993 they launched a newer version Access1.1 which had an improved compatibility with the other products of.
It’s better to know the app’s technical details and to have a knowledge background about the app.
In this article. The .accdb file format. Starting with Access 2007, . accdb is the default Access file format. The .mdb file formats. Before the .accdb file format was introduced in Access 2007, Access file formats used the .mdb file extension. Converting to the new file format.
Is VBA about to go away?
I also hear about VBA “about” to go away as well. The fact is Access in the last three years has gone through a growth spurt and its in no small effort due to the great Access team we have in place now. Access is the most prolific desktop database in the world, with the rest of the field of products not even close.
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