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A very bad upgrade
I've been using Quicken on the Mac since 1988. This version is a major mess from a pretty dysfunctional company. I purchased via the web on 08/01/05. The version was very buggy from the start, crashing on launch virtually every time (under Tiger, if you tell it to relaunch after a crash two times, it automatically trashes a plist and Quicken would then launch until the next time). Many users reported this on the Quicken forums. Not an isolated issue. On 08/5/05 Intuit to their credit updated a patch which seems to have fixed the problem. But this shows how poor Intuit's Q&E and beta testing is. Worse, the company will NOT honor the rebate for those who purchased the product on 08/01 (rebate starts on 08/02). Again, these guys are not thinking!
I plan to use the 30 day money back guarantee and get all my money back. However, I can't go back to Quicken 2005 since all my data files were updated for 2006. I plan to purchase the box here in Amazon so I can at least get my rebate but this is really silly. I don't need a box or manual and Intuit is silly for not simply honoring the rebates for people who purchased the day they released it.
Is the update (it's not really an upgrade) worth it? Well they did speed up downloading transactions (it doesn't download all the institutions every time). The .Mac backup is nice and it works but is that worth $40? There are still bugs even beyond the patch fix. Command Q doesn't always quit the product. When you place your account windows on screen where you wan them, they do not always remain in place after you relaunch. The command to check for updates doesn't work (it pops a dialog saying you need to be connected to the web which I am). So if you're happy with the version you're on, I'm not sure this is money well spent.
Shame, this used to be a fantastic Mac product.
August 2005 · Software · verified purchase