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Tuesday, January 20, 2009 12:00 AM

Reasons to Stick With QuickBooks for Windows

Yesterday, I looked at QuickBooks 2009 for Mac and while the new version is an improvement in many areas, it does not replace the Windows version in all situations. In fact, there are a number of good reasons to continue to use the Windows version of QuickBooks despite your desire to switch completely over to the Mac. Here are the major reasons to stick with QuickBooks for Windows.

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Tuesday, January 20, 2009 03:06 PM

I've never heard a good word about Quicken anything for Mac

It's like the software equivalent of a Microsoft Zune player. I've never heard a good word about ANY Intuit product for the Mac, but I've heard nothing but horror stories about Quicken or its siblings which have allegedly been ported to the Mac.

Excuse me if it was rewritten from the ground up at some point. Otherwise I'd stay far, far away from it.

Wednesday, January 21, 2009 04:03 AM

Intuit Blows

Quicken, QuickBooks, Windows, Mac, Intuit has become a horrible company making early sunset bloatware. Were it not for a captive audience and Microsoft-like monopoly on the sector, many of us would be glad to get either Q out of our lives.

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