> It's sad because there is no argument for using Access. Hmm. Hard to argue against no argument.
> It's just > what comes on almost new computers (with M$ Office) that are > purchased so that is what our User-Services decides to support. If the argument is that Access is free (that is, included with the computers) you could point out that it isn't, really. You have to order the professional version of Office to get Access -- I think the difference in cost is probably more than the cost of an R:Base license. So they're choosing to pay for Access. You could also point out that an unlimited runtime license will allow you to securely distribute R:Base applications without having to worry about per-seat charges. If the argument is that they only support Access, you can't really answer that. Is the nature of your work such that the end users actually use the database itself? If not, R:Base does not require any support beyond the distribution of your programs. -- Larry
