That's beside the point. Yes, if you don't want to deal with Access then you can go and find a job at a smaller, more agile company. However, there are always

That's beside the point. Yes, if you don't want to deal with Access then you can go and find a job at a smaller, more agile company. However, there are always going to be a lot of people who do work in vast, stuck-in-their-ways corporations - banks, energy companies and other MNCs. An Access replacement would be aimed at these people, not a specific individual who could just 'find a job at a more agile company'. As a result, it could be very successful.