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Posted by pyotr filipivich on February 8, 2008, 5:37 pm
Please log in for more thread options I missed the Staff meeting, but the Memos showed that "Jeff"
alt.comp.software.financial.quicken :
>Han wrote:
>> @newsfe19.lga:
>>
>>> I am presently using Quicken Deluxe 2006 and therefore do not need to
>>> upgrade till next year. Would there be any advantage (features,
>>> bugs, etc.) in upgrading to QD 2008 this year rather than wait till
>>> I am forced to next year?
>>>
>>> (My computer uses XP not Vista).
>>>
>>> Jeff
>>>
>> That depends on how badly you need whatever is really new in 08. Not
>> much, if you ask me, but marketing got me to believe I needed 08 for
>> my Vista (ugh) laptop.
>>
>> Bottom line: If you are satisfied wit 06, keep using it until it
>> really stops working. Even then, as discussed in other threads,
>> netstock appears a very good workaround for the deficient stock price
>> downloads in Quicken, and most FI's may (??) let you download data
>> for older Quicken versions (I amd not sure of that).
>
>That was precisely how I felt about it. I plan to wait till next year
>before deciding but thought to solicit opinions in case there were
>things I did not know about. It does not seem like QD 2008 has any
>"must have" advantages over continuing with QD 2006.
Dang.
I found Q2005 to be the sort of product of which nothing was
superior. Which is what I used for the last two years, saving Q2005
only for stock portfolio updates.
And now that's going away.
--
pyotr filipivich.
For Sale: Uncirculated Roman Drachmas, feature Julius Ceaser's Portrait,
several dated 44 BCE. Comes with Certificate of Authenticity.
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