For users coming across from a PC, Quicken for the Mac may not be a satisfying solution. It is a completely different program from Quicken for the PC, and seems, from my own experience, to be something of a stepchild for Intuit. It was the case a few years ago that the two programs were not file compatible. If that's still true, the process of converting is difficult and fraught. After trying Quicken for the Mac, I felt obliged to (a) buy Parallels, (b) buy Windows XP, and (c) buy Quicken for the PC and go back to that. It's a bitter pill.
Zyzzx01 wrote: Hello, I found that Quicken for MAC is a vastly inferior product than its Windows sibling: I started on Quicken for Mac, so I wouldn't know. Have you tried it or are you just reading a blog? Not least of which is that startling fact that it hasn't been updated in 3+ years What?
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All my versions have been updated yearly. No support for downloading transactions online!!!! I can download transactions, no problem any account I have (which is many). I can do brokerage, bank, credit cards, loans.all of it. I keep all my accounts generic (no acct#'s) so any one who steals my Mac or a hacker will have nothing to get.just dollar amounts. One person is so bitter, he has a whole blog dedicated to this: I think I will blog how much I like it 🙂 I have complicated investments going and Quicken 08 handles it all.
Anyway, the question still remains - is there a good alternative? I heard the 09 version isn't much of an upgrade so I passed. What features do you need? That would help us elaborate. As another poster said, QuickBooks for Mac does about everything a small business or investor would need.
Zyzzx01 wrote: Hello, I found that Quicken for MAC is a vastly inferior product than its Windows sibling: not least of which is that startling fact that it hasn't been updated in 3+ years i.e. No support for downloading transactions online!!!! And the kicker to all of this is that Intuit's Chairman of the Board sits on Apple's board too. His name is Bill Campbell. A Intel Mac version of Quicken for the Mac is supposed to be out sometime in 2010 but who knows, they keep pushing it back. Quicken for Mac is okay for keeping your checking account and credit card registers.
It's okay for generating basic financial reports. But that's about it. Its totally useless for managing investment portfolios and tracking 401Ks and the like. Bill Campbell should be embarrassed to be sitting on Apple board while his own company treats Mac users like dirt under its feet. But I guess he isn't embarrassed at all. Pardon my input 🙂 Its totally useless for managing investment portfolios and tracking 401Ks and the like. I do it every day.
What is it that it doesn't do? There are one or two things I would like to see improved but I have had no issues to speak of. I have D.R.I.P.s (buy stocks with no broker), Mutual Funds, IRA's, a version of a 401K Ret. And I download quotes and news. Bill Campbell should be embarrassed to be sitting on Apple board while his own company treats Mac users like dirt under its feet. As another poster said, with Intel Macs we can use the Windows version, so I think it's less of an issue now. Maybe that's why the Mac version hasn't had the upgrades some people here seek.
No one posting here has yet to say what Quicken for Mac doesn't do. Perhaps you have to low of a version? The investment version is the most expensive. I think they call it Premier? I am in the UK and was using Personal Accountz for Mac, which I quite liked (Quicken not available in the UK)- it was simple, but I wanted to use something that would integrate with my iPhone. Therefore I purchased ibank for Mac and iPhone, and really like it (There is a trail version available). I only use it for personal use and for keeping a track of my bank and credit card accounts, but it is simple to use and seems to work fine.
I am just starting to look at the extra features, but it does give me what I want. Hope this helps. Apple Footer.
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