http://tidbits.com/article/12392 Here is list of alternatives from Tidbits. — Chuck Suber On Sun, Aug 21, 2011 at 09:32, Ken Cross <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Intuit has done this many times over the last decade+. It responds only > with an outcry from Mac users and barely even then. > > So why do people still use Quicken? It was the best and most Mac like until > they moved to windows centric development. > > But all my Mac customers, except one, have moved to other choices. > > My last Quicken Mac customer has successfully migrated from Quicken 2007 to > Quicken Essentials on Snow Leopard before trying to move to Lion. > > But as Steve indicated many features are no longer an option. > -- > Bye for now. > > Ken Cross > CSPC INC > > On Aug 21, 2011, at 9:01 AM, Stephen Kelner <[log in to unmask]> > wrote: > > Folks-- > > Trying to keep up with the comments on Lion, which are helpful; generally I > switch to the latest version pretty quickly, but I am wary of this one, > which is so large a change that it worries me. I do plan to move there > eventually (I went to the Apple Store and tried it out, and my family's > familiarity with iPhones means I'm the only slow one on using gestures), but > not until I think I can port over all my files! One huge factor is the loss > of Quicken. Because Intuit is apparently run by Mac-hating people, Quicken > is unlikely to come over at all. I don't blame Apple for this; Intuit has > made no changes since 2007, and their recommendations for dealing with this > are among the most idiotic I have seen in a long time. For those who use > Quicken, the recommendations are: > > 1. Use Quicken Essentials. Problem with that is: "This option is ideal if > you do not track investment transactions and history, use online bill pay or > rely on specific reports that might not be present in Quicken Essentials for > Mac." Does anyone NOT track their transactions or not want to use online > bill pay these days? > 2. Try <http://Mint.com>Mint.com. "This option is ideal if maintaining > your transaction history is not important to you." Again, what? Also, it > means you are putting your finances online. Not me. > 3. Move to Quicken Windows. Yes, you saw that right. TWO issues here, > apart from the obvious: "You will need to either re-download your > investment transactions or manually enter them," and "This option is ideal > if you use Quicken to track investments." > > That last sentence pretty well sums it up for me. It is "ideal" to move to > Quicken Windows if you are on a Mac, meaning you should buy a PC or install > a virtual environment AND Windows, and even then you have to re-enter all > investment transactions, because they can't be bothered to create a > translator. The utter contempt for the Mac and Mac users revealed in that > last statement (if we didn't already know from the fact that they have not > made a change in four years) is quite remarkable for a message aimed > specifically at those customers! Supposedly they are working to put Quicken > on iPad, but they're trying to maintain an antiquated file and memory > structure, as I understand it, which reminds me of how Microsoft felt > compelled to maintain MS-DOS code decades after it was pointless. Even if > Intuit pulls it off, I wouldn't trust such a kludged piece of crap with my > finances. Plus, if they are this far behind on implementing iOS, let alone > OSX, I wouldn't hold my breath. > > Fortunately, the nice people at the Apple Store had a suggestion: iBank (<http://www.iggsoftware.com/ibank/> > http://www.iggsoftware.com/ibank/). My wife has downloaded the 30-day > free trial and is trying it out; it imports Quicken files better than > Quicken, looks much more "Maclike," seems generally nice, and is available > at the App Store. I thought I'd let people know, and also ask for other > suggestions if anyone has them. > > Best, > Steve > -- > Stephen P. Kelner, Jr., Ph.D > *Motivate Your Writing!* available from the University Press of New > England ( <http://www.upne.com>www.upne.com) > > > > -- Chuck (a.k.a. Charles) Suber Charles Suber & Associates, Inc. 1750 St. Charles Ave. #607 New Orleans, LA 70130 voice 504-524-3087 email [log in to unmask]