MS Access End of Life?

Anonymous
2016-05-09T18:41:54+00:00

In an effort to eliminate MS Access from the current software landscape, the IT department where I work continues to espouse the fact that Microsoft has announced the End of Life for Access, not just a particular version but rather eliminating Access altogether.  Is there any truth to this?

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ScottGem 68,840 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
2016-05-09T19:45:18+00:00

None whatsoever. This rumor has been going around for decades and has never been true. In fact, the Access development team has announced a new dedication to improving the desktop (see my blog). Ask your IT department to provide any statement from Microsoft to support their contention. Feel free to show them this response.

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  1. Anonymous
    2016-05-10T22:42:23+00:00

    Here's a link to the Access MSI problem: support.office.com/en-us/article/Office-installed-using-Click-to-Run-and-Window-Installer-on-same-computer-isn-t-supported-30775ef4-fa77-4f47-98fb-c5826a6926cd. That's obviously been fixed now.

    We're really talking about Access in Small Businesses. It appears that I have two solutions - buy Access 2016 on the Home Store (you can't buy standalone Access 2016 on the Office 365 Store); or have a few users on the E3 plan. The price is almost the same, so they're aiming to get people on the Enterprise Plans. That begs the question: what are the Business plans for?

    And as Daniel Pineault pointed out, Small Businesses "would be the definition of their target market!!!"

    And as I pointed out to another well known company, small businesses need all the same features and functionality, but with smaller budgets, and fewer PCs.

    Hey Ho!

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  3. Anonymous
    2016-05-10T17:18:14+00:00

    Thanks, Gina.

    Microsoft are now saying that Access 2016 standalone does work with Office 365, so they must have fixed that. We'll see!

    Re. other plans, there doesn't seem to be an easy way to switch from Business Premium to Pro Plus, and E3 is way too pricey. Still mystified as to why Microsoft have left Access out of the Business plans.

    Access 2016 has always worked with Office 365, you just need one of the Enterprise plans. I've had E3 since late summer 2015 right when Office 2016 started rolling out and Access 2016 came with it.

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  4. Anonymous
    2016-05-10T12:34:51+00:00

    As pointed out to me by Albert Kallal not too long ago, previous offerings of Small Business have never included Access.  Don't ask me why, you'd think this would be the definition of their target market!!!

    ...

    Small Business - 2003              (no Access)

    Small Business - 2007              (no Access)

    ...

    But I totally agree this is moronic!

    I also do not understand why it is so very hard to know which is the right plan based on one's needs!  Why can they have a simple interactive form in which you select the applications, services,  ... you need and it lists which plans meet or exceed those needs.  They have made a complete mess of Office365 from this standpoint.

    I would contact MS to get everything sorted out so you could move forward.

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