I'm in favor of the speed of flat files. I have two Windows desktop applications (one for sale, one freeware) that both were converted from using a database to

I'm in favor of the speed of flat files. I have two Windows desktop applications (one for sale, one freeware) that both were converted from using a database to using a simple flat file. It was easier to program and much easier to distribute. One of the programs has a search functionality - it's just the normal linear text search. Even with all the data I have in the program it's instantaneous.