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01-20-08
Duration of ownership: 1 Months
Strengths: I have used Quicken for over ten years and recently upgraded from Quicken (Deluxe) 2005 to 2008 version. Upgrade was smooth and the new interface is visually appealing. My old version's online banking and bill pay information seems to have accurately migrated to the new software.
Weaknesses:Whether it is because of incompetence or guile, the category system seems to have been "gamed" to force you to use Quicken's pre-defined business categories. My suspicion is that they are trying to force you into buying "Home and Business" version of their software. But, in any case, if you own a Schedule C business, however simple it might be, be prepared to give up your own categories and adopt their flat-footed version.
Overall Evaluation: Intuit seems to be headed down the same road as Microsoft with Windows. Why nick the consumer for one or two versions of your product, when you can cleverly construct limitations in the product, the purpose of which is to force consumers into an ever-proliferating multitude of increasingly expensive products? It's enough to make me abandon Intuit products after over a decade of use. But, bottomline, although the user interface is slick, as is the online bill pay aspect of the program, in other respects Quicken keeps getting more and more complicated without necessarily increasing its usability or flexibility. That is damned disappointing, in short.
06-18-08
Duration of ownership: 1 Months
Strengths: It is very user friendly.
Weaknesses:The first time I was able to download from one of my banks, but the next time I couldn't make it work. I think this is a bank issue and not a Quicken issue.
Overall Evaluation: I have used many versions of Quicken so I have used some version of it for years. With other versions I have never downloaded from bbank and credit card sites, but I started doing this with 2008.After learning how to download from each site, I really like the ease and convenience of it. Some of my sites I can download from within Quicken without going on the sites at all. (some pages do not give you that capability), and it is really easy and quick to do. Once you tell Qucken what category you want for each transaction, then it remembers them the next time you download.I highly recommend this product!
05-10-08
Duration of ownership:
Strengths: download capabilities
Weaknesses:none
Overall Evaluation: I've used Quicken since 1994, owning versions 94, 97, 04 (all deluxe versions) and now 08. The jump from 04 to 08 was the biggest improvement, mainly in the ability to track investments. Between 401ks, IRA's, employee stock plans and others, we've got 9 investment accounts to track. It was easy to schedule a daily automatic download of prices and transactions from every account. You can even download 5 years of historical stock prices and months of past transactions.
05-09-08
Duration of ownership: 5 Years
Strengths: When their servers are up, it keeps up with stock prices. The check register works.
Weaknesses:It will not print checks or reports on my 64 bit VISTA system with a HP 6310 printer.
Overall Evaluation: If MS could read the data file, I would switch. I have used Quicken for years and this is the 1st real problem. The "FIX" offered by Intuit is a complete waste of time (hours).
04-16-08
Duration of ownership: 2 Months
Strengths: Helpful analysis of your investment portfolio, particularly for allocation and research and evaluation of mutual funds/stocks.
Weaknesses:The user interface has changed and, although I like the changes, it doesn't seem to be as stable, e.g., sometimes it flashes or some displays overlap others.
Overall Evaluation: I've used Quicken for years and particularly like the ease of use, the ability to download transactions for credit cards, bank accounts, and investment accounts, the various reports, the ability to quickly get information necessary for preparing taxes, and the tools available for managing investments.
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