Just don't make a choice to use it for political reasons. Make sure it suits the needs of your business. Otherwise, when the system doesn't work like managment needed it to and they hire consultants to come in and find out what is wrong and how to fix it, you will be screwed.
My inclination would be to avoid Access as well, since that can be an absolute nightmare to work with. However, if the users are Access literate and want to features that it provides, you do your company a disservice by trying to force a political decision on them.
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Just don't make a choice to use it for political reasons. Make sure it suits the needs of your business. Otherwise, when the system doesn't work like managment needed it to and they hire consultants to come in and find out what is wrong and how to fix it, you will be screwed.
My inclination would be to avoid Access as well, since that can be an absolute nightmare to work with. However, if the users are Access literate and want to features that it provides, you do your company a disservice by trying to force a political decision on them.