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Intuit Debuts Rebuilt Quicken Essentials for Mac

bassplayer13 said:
If they discount it to say $14.99, I would buy it in a second. :cool: $69.99 for this? I think not.
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I still wouldn't "buy it in a second" at that price, but it is much closer to what this version is worth. It's unbelievable how out of touch Intuit has become.
 
Updates later?

I've been a long time user of Quicken on Windows but really want to switch over to a Mac version.

QEM sounds like a horrible product right now but does anyone think Intuit will add additional functionality through updates or is this really just "the essentials"?
 
Bodhi395 said:
If they make a similar version for the iPad, I'll buy it in a second.
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There is a good chance that a more feature-rich application will become available for iPad from another company.

It is disappointing that after all this waiting, this is all that Intuit decided to offer to the Mac users.
 
Try iBank

waywardsage said:
Finally. I was waiting for this for a while. I made the switch to Mac a while back and didn't want to install windows just to run Quicken.
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Look at iBank. (http://www.iggsoftware.com/ibank/) It is what Quicken for Mac should be.

I switched 18 months ago. It was easy since it imports old quicken data (Mac or Win), import bank transactions easier than any Quicken and available with a lot of banks (using the banking INdustry sponsored open-source OFX to do it, thereby avoiding the Intuit strategy of forcing users to upgrade by changing every 3 years the formats banks must use to export data to Quicken), exports to Turbotax (used that 2x now), and written in Cocoa (so it has the look and feel of Mac).

Maybe INtuit will wake up and buy them, and drop this sorry excuse of a product and also stop its effort for its next upgrade to be released in its normal cycle of 2014.
 
Sorry, Wrong -- No Windows Compatibility

addicted44 said:
Actually, thats completely off-base...

Entourage removed compatibility with the Windows version, while this adds it.

A better comparison would be iMovie...

And except for the fact that iMovie does not copy its sources (and its lack of a "save" feature), its much better than the older iMovie in many ways.
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What compatibility? QEM can import indirectly import Quicken for Win data (using a utility that moves data online and then back), but does not provide a compatible, let alone a cross-platform, file format
 
naples98 said:
I've been a long time user of Quicken on Windows but really want to switch over to a Mac version.

QEM sounds like a horrible product right now but does anyone think Intuit will add additional functionality through updates or is this really just "the essentials"?
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According to the new head on Quicken development, the plan is to unify features across their three platforms (Mint, PC, Mac). He makes it very obvious that this will take years.

http://blog.quicken.intuit.com/announcement/2010/02/01/looking-ahead-whats-next-for-quicken-2/
 
Yep, overpriced, underfeatures, and the UI simply sucks - I guess they think more 'mac like' means bubbles and dialogs instead of drop down list boxes. It's horribly inefficient to enter a bunch of transactions, and if you mistype a category name (their workaround to the stupid pop up), it automatically creates a new one for you with no confirmation.

Even what's there doesn't work properly - doesn't download all available transactions from my bank (MS Money does).

I never thought I'd say this, but I wish I could still use Money on my Windows VM.
 
Good things are coming indeed. In the last day or so Yodlee (the financial aggregator that actually powers Quicken's Mint.com) released a SDK that will allow their financial institution direct connect to be embedded in other developer's software:

http://www.finappstore.com/

This means there will soon be tons of new financial applications that can do everything Quicken can -- and hopefully more.

Hold out-- and don't buy this Quicken downgrade.
 
Go Switch Now & Use iBank

naples98 said:
I've been a long time user of Quicken on Windows but really want to switch over to a Mac version.

QEM sounds like a horrible product right now but does anyone think Intuit will add additional functionality through updates or is this really just "the essentials"?
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There will be upgrades in 12-18 months, but you will pay again to get them.

Check out iBank. (http://www.iggsoftware.com/ibank/)
You can easily import your Q for W data to it.
 
Outdo13 said:
Look at iBank. (http://www.iggsoftware.com/ibank/) It is what Quicken for Mac should be....

Maybe INtuit will wake up and buy them, and drop this sorry excuse of a product and also stop its effort for its next upgrade to be released in its normal cycle of 2014.
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I'll have to take a look at iBank. However, I don't understand why you'd want Intuit to buy the title if you like it so much. Intuit can only destroy it.
 
Wasn't Quicken originally a native Mac app?

I seem to remember that Quicken was originally a native Mac app... is that right?

Art
 
Quicken Started on DOS

ArtATL said:
I seem to remember that Quicken was originally a native Mac app... is that right?

Art
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Nope.
I guess I'm showing my age.
I started using Quicken on DOS.

I've been using the Mac version for more than a decade.
They won't be getting my money. The 2005 version I have has more features than this expensive "crippleware".

Thanks, but, no thanks Intuit.
I'll be looking at iBank.
 
Outdo13 said:
Look at iBank. (http://www.iggsoftware.com/ibank/) It is what Quicken for Mac should be.

I switched 18 months ago. It was easy since it imports old quicken data (Mac or Win), import bank transactions easier than any Quicken and available with a lot of banks (using the banking INdustry sponsored open-source OFX to do it, thereby avoiding the Intuit strategy of forcing users to upgrade by changing every 3 years the formats banks must use to export data to Quicken), exports to Turbotax (used that 2x now), and written in Cocoa (so it has the look and feel of Mac).
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I've got 23 years of data in my Quicken file. I've been using Quicken since the DOS versions (I think it was v3 I started with). I downloaded a trial copy of iBank, but it seemed like any time you have transfers in accounts to another account all these programs really screw up you balances.

Hell, even Intuit can successfully import Quicken for Windows data into Quicken for Mac.

Bodhi395 said:
Nice! Why would anyone buy quicken if they can use mint.com??
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Because Mint's nice, but really underpowered in terms of financially history (you think I can get my 23 years of transactions into Mint? Also, Mint's got poor planning and future balance indicators.

Biggest reason is Mint's in the cloud, and Quicken/others aren't. Like any in-the-cloud application, you must have networking to get your data.

No network = no access to your data = no way am I relying solely on that product.
 
It sucks

Well you can tell they only put 4 months into writing this program because it SUCKS!!!!!!
It is very very very limited.
They are also charging the same price as a full version on Windows!

This is nothing more then a glorified version of Mint.com

Don't waste your money!

Did I mention it sucked?
 
wolfpackfan said:
Well, like a dummy I purchased it this morning and have totally wasted $70. To start with it's ridiculous they have no upgrade price for current 2007 users. Second there are many fundamental features that are missing. For example there is no memorized transaction capability (I use this all the time in 2007). Plus you can have scheduled transactions but future transactions appear in your register automatically with no way to have them only appear when you record them. In the title bar it reads "abc's Finances". I have no idea who abc is and there seems to be no way to change it. Plus that name appears automatically when you do a backup. Quicken 2007 is much, much better. I can't believe I've wasted $70. DO NOT BUY THIS PRODUCT.
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On the Quicken Essentials webpage, they offer a 60-day money back guarantee. So, it appears as though you can get your money back.
 
ArtATL said:
I seem to remember that Quicken was originally a native Mac app... is that right?

Art
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No, it was a DOS app way back starting around 1984. I started using it on my IBM PC clone around 1986. Been through just about every version of the DOS and Windows versions since (actually, I skipped every other "upgrade" version in Windows the last few years...they didn't add much).

I tried to switch to the Mac version, but it didn't do some things I've relied on with the Windows versions, so I am stuck running the Windows version in VMWare. :-(
 
I might have bought this if it came out 2 years ago. I switched to iBank and it works great for me. Definitely not going back.
 
wolfpackfan said:
Well, like a dummy I purchased it this morning and have totally wasted $70. To start with it's ridiculous they have no upgrade price for current 2007 users. Second there are many fundamental features that are missing. For example there is no memorized transaction capability (I use this all the time in 2007). Plus you can have scheduled transactions but future transactions appear in your register automatically with no way to have them only appear when you record them. In the title bar it reads "abc's Finances". I have no idea who abc is and there seems to be no way to change it. Plus that name appears automatically when you do a backup. Quicken 2007 is much, much better. I can't believe I've wasted $70. DO NOT BUY THIS PRODUCT.
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You do know that they have a 30 day money back guarantee, right? I just got a refund for this piece of crap software.
 
lhotka said:
Yep, overpriced, underfeatures, and the UI simply sucks - I guess they think more 'mac like' means bubbles and dialogs instead of drop down list boxes.
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I tweeted something similar this morning:

"I think Intuit, like other large corps, assume that Mac users only care about look and feel, not function. How wrong they are."
 
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