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From: Ken Blake on 24 Jan 2010 12:39 On Sun, 24 Jan 2010 11:05:16 -0500, bjn <elvis(a)example.com> wrote: > On Sat, 23 Jan 2010 10:03:21 -0700, Ken Blake > <kblake(a)this.is.an.invalid.domain> wrote: > > >On Sat, 23 Jan 2010 11:37:18 -0500, John <jhy001(a)earthlink.net> wrote: > > > >> Ken Blake wrote: > >> > On Fri, 22 Jan 2010 23:34:12 -0500, John <jhy001(a)earthlink.net> wrote: > >> > > >> >> David Arnstein wrote: > >> >>> In article <jO6dnb3QtJr2t8fWnZ2dnUVZ_qWdnZ2d(a)pghconnect.com>, > >> >>> J Anthony Clapham <jacl(a)operamail.com> wrote: > >> >>>> Yes, I am moving to Moneydance finally, after what must be almost 20 years > >> >>>> (the original DOS version) ... > >> >>> Intuit has all but destroyed the Quicken product line, so many of us > >> >>> will be forced to follow your path. Please post your experience with > >> >>> Moneydance, I would like to know what you think. > >> >> I just downloaded and printed an 83 page manual. (I like to study > >> >> printed vs. online manuals). But I did google and read a lot of > >> >> positive testimonials. A lot of its users have abandoned Quicken > >> >> and are ecstatic about it! > >> > > >> > > >> > I've been away on vacation. Having just come back, the is the first > >> > I've heard about Moneydance. May I ask you (and anyone else here with > >> > an opinion) to tell me exactly what about Moneydance is preferable to > >> > Quicken? I'd also like to hear about any disadvantages of Moneydance, > >> > if there are any. I'm willing to abandon Quicken in favor of > >> > Moneydance if it makes sense for me to do so, but I'd like to know > >> > more about why I should (or shouldn't). > >> > > >> > Also my bank is Bank of America. Can you tell me if Moneydance > >> > supports it with respect to transaction downloading as well as having > >> > them make payments? > >> > > >> > Thanks in advance. > >> > > >> > >> My decision to drop Quicken (for the second time; I came back when I > >> couldn't find a decent competitor on Mac; and figured out workarounds > >> for two dogging problems) came when I read > >> > >> http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/jan2010/tc2010018_451437.htm > > > > > >Thanks. That's helpful, but doesn't me anything about the differences > >in features between Quicken and Moneydance, and whether Moneydance > >supports my bank, which are what I'm most interested in. > > > > > > > >> which was posted recently in the thread here: Intuit Abandoning Quicken. > >> They want to phase out the desktop software by five years, so you can > >> guess what support they will be putting into it vs. an online program > >> that they have acquired, not even their own online program. Kinda speaks > >> to the quality of their stuff to me. And I'm less than impressed with > >> the current quality. > >> > >> A quick study of Moneydance, which has a native version for Windoze, > >> Mac, and linux (as any good software company should), and very good > >> testimonials, is enough for me to buy it and try it out. And not > >> spend any more money with Quicken whose future on the desktop is > >> announced to be coming to an end. Why not move on to something that > >> wants to compete in the future? > > > > > >Well, Moneydance is an entirely new name to me. Their wanting to > >compete is fine, but I know nothing about what their ability to > >compete may be. > > Download the free trial version of Moneydance and see for yourself how well > it fits your needs. That of course has always been an option. However because it represents a sizable investment of time and trouble, I was interested in hearing about other people's experiences before I did that (or instead of doing it). And based on the information I've gotten in response to my question, I will refrain from doing so, since it clearly will not meet my needs. -- Ken Blake Please Reply to the Newsgroup
From: Just me on 24 Jan 2010 13:00 On Fri, 22 Jan 2010 17:44:57 -0500, "J Anthony Clapham" <jacl(a)operamail.com> wrote: >Yes, I am moving to Moneydance finally, after what must be almost 20 years >(the original DOS version) ... I tried MD 3 years ago (the last time we were >obliged to buy a new Q version) and it didn't work out so I bit the bullet >and bought Q2007. >Nothing changed in terms of functionality, I was just able to continue to >download. >My issue is the corporate arrogance of these people to announce they will >'sunset' something we paid for, this smacks of Microsoftism, another of my >issues. >I have spent quite some time setting up Moneydance and finally I'm getting >there, no major issues and downloads are working fine .. so far I have not >bought it. > This lead off headline on the Moneydance home page made me chuckle: "Moneydance� 2010 - The Most Intuitive Personal Finance Application" George gearlnospamno(a)nospamcomcast.net
From: Mr.Jan on 24 Jan 2010 18:08 I will take a look at Money Dance but so far, the products out there just don't compare to Quicken. I don't think anybody said you can't use the Quicken software after they sunset it but they are not supporting it. I work in the IT industry and this goes on all the time. Companies can't afford to support software indefinitely and it just gets too complicated to try. You end up choosing between lousy support and no support. For all the bad press I am reading here about the decision to buy MINT, I can see why they don't want to supply lousy support. LOL Anyway, I think the Quicken product is still the best for individual users. I pay $5 month now because I buy a new version every year. If they put it to subscription, they can probably charge half that and cut out the retail distributor. As they say, "The workman is worthy of his hire". That means you should pay for the value you receive. I figure $60 every 3 years is pretty cheap for the contacts with the banks and other things they do. I can practically get it for free if I buy Turbo Tax each year. Not arrogance, just a standard and necessary business model.
From: Bert Hyman on 24 Jan 2010 18:49 In news:c2da7791-28f0-472d-a3fd-c4711658e3cf(a)l19g2000yqb.googlegroups.com "Mr.Jan" <jan.hertzsch(a)gmail.com> wrote: > I don't think anybody said you can't use the Quicken software after > they sunset it but they are not supporting it. The ability to download quotes and transactions ends three years after a version is released. I assume they'll continue that policy. -- Bert Hyman St. Paul, MN bert(a)iphouse.com
From: speedlever on 24 Jan 2010 19:41
OTOH, if they discontinue the product, then the banks don't have to pay up to change to the new protocols so maybe the last version will continue to d/l indefinitely. Or does it not work like that? Bert Hyman <bert(a)iphouse.com> wrote in news:Xns9D0AF2545A064VeebleFetzer@ 216.250.188.140: > In > news:c2da7791-28f0-472d-a3fd-c4711658e3cf(a)l19g2000yqb.googlegroups.com > "Mr.Jan" <jan.hertzsch(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> I don't think anybody said you can't use the Quicken software after >> they sunset it but they are not supporting it. > > The ability to download quotes and transactions ends three years after a > version is released. I assume they'll continue that policy. > |