A typical comment about Q2007 is (and I quote from a website:) "Quicken 2007 concentrates on making existing features easier to use, which makes sense because Quicken is already packed with features. "Which leaves me to wonder....This version seems to be the least changed in all the ones I've seen - and I've been a Quicken user since about 1989 in the good ole' DOS days...What will happen when Intuit realizes (if either it hasn't happened or they haven't already) that Quicken has matured to the point that there's no compelling reason (other than subscription fees perhaps to avoid downloading transactions/quotes/etc.) for people to "upgrade" due to lack of functionality? I am just not sure, looking back at what the package contains for 2007, that I'd go out and buy it again so quickily- as the reviewer sez, not much has changed, functionality-wise.Will Intuit abandon the product? Where will that leave us? Man, I don't want to convert to another program! Maybe some entrepreneur will buy the franchise?Opinions?? I'm losing sleep....

Well, I don't see why they would abandon the product. But you do raise an interesting point.From the user's perspective, it would make more sense for Intuit to abandon the yearly update and simply bring out a new product whenever advances merit it.MS went to Windows 95, then 98. There are some versions that are labeled 2003 (server software), not to mention MS Office 2003.But you'll also note that they've dropped the year designation and now have XP and Vista instead.Maybe Quicken ought to concentrate on making a better product, coming up with a fancy name for it when it's improved (Quicken Xtreme!) and only releasing it when the new product is advanced enough to generate some market buzz. Hell, even if they charged $5 or $10 more for it, I'll bet most users will be willing to pay the extra bucks, especially if they're buying a new version every 18 months or so, instead of every 12.Another option would be to combine Quicken and Turbotax into one product and release it whenever the tax...

Should I worry?

Aug 24, 2006 21 Replies

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Andrew 19 years ago

I like this!

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DP 19 years ago

Thanks, Andrew. But I guess it'll never be done because it doesn't make sense for the corporate bottom line. (and before anybody accuses me of being against companies making money, I'm not.)

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