Don’t Expect Quicken for Mac Any Time Soon, Says Intuit
Intuit has once again announced a delay in the release of Quicken Financial Life, the next generation of the product formerly known as Quicken for Mac.
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In 2007, Intuit said that the newest Mac version of Quicken would be released in early 2008. At Macworld 2009 in January, Intuit said the wait was almost over; Quicken would be released later this year. Now Intuit says sometime in 2010, maybe. We can’t commit to a date, but not to worry.
The last version of Quicken for the Mac was released in October of 2006, and was called Quicken 2007. If Quicken Financial Life actually makes an appearance in 2010 (and I’m not holding my breath), that will be a four-year delay between editions. Truly a lifetime, whether measured in financial terms or software terms.
What financial software are you using on your Mac? Leave a comment below and let us know.
Quicken 2007 works fine and I see no reason to upgrade. The longer Quicken waits to bring out the new edition the longer I do not have to pay for something I don’t need – like when Quicken forces you to update when the stop supporting an older version.
I’ve used Quicken forever and I think I’ve become addicted to it. I’ve tried many other financial programs and none of them did everything I wanted (or was used to in Quicken). I don’t like to have to pay the full price for each upgrade, as they are not that different so I will probably also stay with 2007 unless the new version has something I can’t live without. I never need tech support anyway, so this will probably do me for another forever or so.
I used Quicken for many years. But their company policies towards Mac users over the years has turned me sour. Like charging more for the Mac edition than the Windows version on most of their products. I have found that I can track my expenses almost as easily using my web browser and my banks online services. Quicken would be a way to bring everything together in one place, but I really don’t need it now that I’m retired, have a fixed income and don’t pay taxes. Bite me, Intuit!
I’ve used Quicken for a long time (10+ years) and I love it. I could never balance my checkbook until I started using Quicken, and now I can balance it every month with one hand tied behind my back. It’s well organized and easy to use. I haven’t found any other product that even comes close.
I like Intuit’s products, but I don’t like Intuit. (Don’t get me started on Intuit, QuickBooks, and Macs.) This delay is just another example of how little the company values its customers, especially its Mac customers.
I’m still using Quicken 2002. It works great and does everything I need. I don’t expect to upgrade from Quicken 2002 until and unless it finally stops working under some version of the Mac OS.
If I may steal Joe’s wonderful parting shot: Bite me, Intuit!
Kate
I switched to Quicken after suffering with many problems with Microsoft Money running in a Virtual PC program on my Mac. Microsoft dropped any support for the version of Money I was using forcing me to purchase an upgrade that wouldn’t run properly on my Mac. After the usual mutual finger pointing by Microsoft and my bank, I switched to Quicken for Macs and have never had a problem with it. I recently upgraded my OS X to 10.5 and Quicken has continued to run fine. I don’t know if I will upgrade to a new version of Quicken when it emerges. I am perfectly happy with the current version.
Been using Quicken 2006 but never bothered with the change to 2007. Couldn’t see changing for the FEW new features. 2006 still works well with OS X 10.5.7.
Have tried trial versions of other software but didn’t like any of them as well as Quicken. Curious to see the new version if it EVER materializes.
Jim
I’ve been using Quicken for some time as well. What bothers me about Intuit is how it treats its Mac users. I’m getting tired of having features stripped out of the Mac versions of Quicken and QuickBooks, as well as the long delays between updates.
I wonder if the Mac community would be better off if the 800-pound gorilla (Intuit) left the Mac side of its business. That would allow some other company to create or improve existing Mac products to fill the vacated niche.
Just a wild-haired thought for the day.
Tom