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From: Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid>
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Subject: Re: MS Access
Date: Tue, 6 Aug 2024 23:37:16 -0000 (UTC)
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On Tue, 6 Aug 2024 02:56:49 -0400, ...winston wrote:

> [Access is] not being discontinued.
> The latest stand-alone edition in suite or single application is 2021.

That’s pretty old, as I pointed out before.

> - The stand-alone 2024 LTSC(volume license only) commercial preview was
> made available earlier this year(April).

Not much use for home/personal users, is it?

> The RTM version later this
> year. Likewise, the stand-alone perpetual consumer edition(Professional)
> will also be released.

Still vapourware at this stage, then.

>  Access is **not** included stand-alone perpetual of Office
> Home-Student or Home-Business

See what I mean?

> Access is also included in current subscription plans(already at 2024
> version level)

Precisely the kind of thing we want to avoid.