Ya know what? I hate Access too.
I hate that for what it does, it is still the best product around for the price and its range of abilities.
I hate that when Borland converted Paradox from DOS to Windows, they screwed the pooch on event management.
I hate that you can do so much with an Access Front End to another backend.
I hate that it has to run on Windows, which is sort of like making a sandwich out of Bill Gates products.
I hate that older versions of Access (including some still at my site) use MDAC, which is the #2 SANS Institute threat/risk for network data sharing.
If it weren't that everything else I've seen so far is worse, I would never use it again.
Other than that, it's great!
And besides, an occasional rant is good for the soul.