Oh, god, that sounds awful, and typical Quicken, adding eye candy without actually improving the functionality of the product. This time they've gone one step further and diminished functionality!
That's what I think too. Yeah they charge you $3 per month to use their online services but I'd rather pay $10 for an app.
I'm seriously hoping iBank builds an app for the iPhone. As soon as they do I'll switch over immediately.
being able to update my register on the go will be such a great benefit. Being able to run quick queries of certain categories would be icing on the cake.