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- From: senft@eng.umd.edu (Matt T. Senft)
- Subject: Re: MS ACCESS vs PARADOX/Win
- Message-ID: <1992Nov17.185201.4782@eng.umd.edu>
- Date: Tue, 17 Nov 92 18:52:01 GMT
- Organization: Project GLUE, University of Maryland, College Park
- References: <moore.721949552@pv34c1.vincent.iastate.edu> <1992Nov17.020124.21711@eng.umd.edu> <moore.722020089@pv34c1.vincent.iastate.edu>
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- In article <moore.722020089@pv34c1.vincent.iastate.edu> moore@iastate.edu (Brian J Moore) writes:
- >In <1992Nov17.020124.21711@eng.umd.edu> senft@eng.umd.edu (Matt T. Senft) writes:
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- >>In article <moore.721949552@pv34c1.vincent.iastate.edu> moore@iastate.edu (Brian J Moore) writes:
- >>>In <1992Nov16.183820.14695@eng.umd.edu> senft@eng.umd.edu (Matt T. Senft) writes:
- >>>
- >>>>In article <1992Nov16.165628.8451@PacBell.COM> jcwasik@srv.PacBell.COM (Joe Wasik) writes:
- >>>>>In an article JC924@uacsc2.albany.edu writes:
- >>>>>
- >>>>>>And how does Access relate to FoxPro for Windows, which I had assumed was
- >>>>>>going to be MS's database for Windows?
- >>>>>
- >>>>>These are two separate products. Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but the
- >>>>>Access product has been known for years as "Project Cairo." MS already had
- >>>>>it when they bought out FoxPro. I do not know what their plans are. One
- >>>>>would hope they would migrate these two products together.
- >>>
- >>>FoxPro was an acquired product and not as sophisticated as Access,
- >>>you'll see this by the pricing of the two databases.
- >>FoxPro and Access are sophisticated products in their own right. Each is
- >>targeted at somewhat different markets. They share some common capabilities
- >>as well as some things which are unique to each. As for the pricing
- >>speaking, the 99$ for Microsoft Access is a limited time only offer. Starting
- >>after Jan. 31, '93 they will both be sold at SRP of 495$US. With comparable
- >>upgrade, trade-in, and additional licensing prices.
- >
- >The SRP of Access will be $695 after 31 JAN... that makes the current
- >offer more attractive???
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- The SRP of Microsoft Access will NOT be $695 but $495 after 31 January.
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- >Brian
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- Matt
- (Admission: I work for Microsoft)
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