[Macworld]

Post your comments for Preview: Quicken Financial Life for Mac here

[reallycrazy]

Great. Another partial implementation of the Windows version, for only 50% more. Thanks Intuit.

[outdo13]

IT'S A BETA! Of course some things aren't implemented. Do you think the developers get all the features of Snow Leopard all at once before it is released. I've been "playing" with it for a while now and it is intriguing.

[reallycrazy]

I'm not saying this beta is feature complete (even though historically, beta has meant that, nowadays, it generally just means it's prerelease with some bugs).

But, I would not hold my breath waiting for feature parity with the Windows version. Intuit has a LONG history of charging more money for fewer features for the Mac version's of their products.

I don't think any version of any of their products has even been approximately equal in terms of features.

[freakinshutty]

What you really need are more icons in your menu bar . . . They're almost merged into one, ginormous UniBar. . .

[nightshrill]

I actually got in on the beta (the updated one as of January) and after trying to fuss with it for about a week and I am definitely disappointed, I was just looking for a replacement for Quicken 2009 for windows and Quicken Financial Life for Mac utterly fails at that. As "reallycrazy" states this is another half-baked mac counterpart to a superb windows program.

[mretondo]

I have only one question and I think the most important for compatibility with the Windows version. Does it use the Windows data file formats?

[BradPDX]

I have been a Quicken user for years on both Mac and Windows, and I remain utterly appalled at Intuit's lack of attention to cross-platform issues. It is the ONLY major piece of software I use that has NO PROVISION for migrating from Mac to Windows or vice versa - simply inexcusable for a company with resources like this. I have had to move my data from Mac to Windows and back again, a process that was long, painful and could not be done without significant data loss.
I would hope that they would start treating Mac users as equals. Hey, we probably have money ;-). That's why we have these nice machines!
On the other hand, Quicken is the type of tool that makes perfect sense as a web application. I know that Intuit is offering this now, but haven't heard much about it good, bad or otherwise.

[reallycrazy]

bq. On the other hand, Quicken is the type of tool that makes perfect sense as a web application. I know that Intuit is offering this now, but haven't heard much about it good, bad or otherwise.
Personally, given the number of reported security breaches (and I am under no delusion that they all are being reported) at major, multi-billion dollar financial institutions, I would not trust my personal financial information to any web site, but that is a personal decision.

[dmao]

Run VM Fusion & WinXP on a "only & absolute must basis". Quicken is one of those absolute musts situations - the Mac version is appalling and should be given away free of charge.

[MichelleEris]

All I need is a checkbook ledger; that's all I use Quicken 2006 for. But I have to run it under Rosetta as it is a PowerPC app.
Are there any checkbook ledger programs for the Mac that can accept downloads in qfx format, and are Intel Native apps?

[Moebius]

All I have to say is MoneyDance...

[MichelleEris]

Thanks.

[mikeymmm]

Also, when will we get an application to sync the desktop version of Quicken to our iPhones? Pocket Quicken was the perfect companion application on other handhelds but Quicken refuses to license that developer for an iPhone version of Pocket Quicken and they show no signs of coming through with a substitute.