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Posted by Laura on October 11, 2007, 9:02 pm
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>>> wrote:
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>>>>I would like to upgrade from 2007 Basic to 2008 Home & business.
>>>>
>>>>Any issues, pitfalls I should be aware of before I take the plunge? I am
>>>>assuming that Quicken will convert the old file the first time I open
>>>>the
>>>>program.
>>>
>>> Yes. You'll be underwhelmed. ;-)
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>>Underwhelmed? Can you expand on your comment please.
>
> The Quicken improvements from one year to the next are usually very
> small. A common strategy is to upgrade every other year.
>
> IMHO, the upgrades in the last 5 years have been mostly about eye
> candy. In a way, Intuit is a victim of its own success.
>
> In my further HO, the only notable improvement from 07 to 08 was the
> addition of transaction tags. But in trade for that, you get a broken
> tax planner, a lot of screen flicker during updates, and a host of
> other annoyances. (Before anyone flames me, yes I acknowledge the new
> screen layout, but the prior screen layout was just fine.)
>
> As it turns out, I violated my own alternate-year rule this year in a
> momentary period of weakness! If I could do it all over again, I
> wouldn't have upgraded from 07 H&B to 08 H&B.
>
> If I were you, I'd upgrade to 2007 H&B. I bet you can find it on
> eBay, and in other places. It'll be cheaper than 08 and you won't
> have to adjust to a new UI. And you won't be missing out on anything
> cool.
>
> $.02.
One of the reasons for upgrading to 2008 was the ability to download Paypal
as a financial institution.
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