Adriel, the product manager for the new Quicken product for Apple Mac, has posted an update about the software’s development. There is good news for users of Quicken 2007 who have been anxiously awaiting an update for the software on par with the updates that Windows users receive each year.
First of all, the delayed product called “Quicken Financial Life for Mac” will not be released as planned. The new Quicken for Mac will be released in February 2010, incorporating some aspects of Financial Life, barring no further delays. According to Adriel, the programming team is incorporating user feedback during the testing phases for both the Quicken Financial Life for Mac and the new Quicken for Mac.
Mac users have an option to run a Windows version of Quicken in a “virtual computer” within OS X with the help of certain software, and the new Quicken for Mac should have a seamless upgrade option to migrate your data from the Windows version to Mac.
Quicken for Mac 2010 Update for August 2009, Adriel, August 11, 2009.
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Hi Flexo,
We’re really excited about the new Quicken for Mac coming in February as well. Thanks for posting about it. To clarify, we’re not totally scrapping the progress we made with the Quicken Financial Life for Mac beta. Quicken for Mac 2010 will be a new makeover compared to Quicken for Mac 2007. Check out the post for more info.
- Chelsea, Quicken
And support for Canadian banks in the Mac version should be ready by 2015.
Considering the poor migration and support Quicken has provide the Mac version, I suggest you hold on to your money and lock your pocket and run Quicken under Windows. I really find Intuit unresponsive to Mac Users. I did the migration once and kept kicking myself for several weekends. The best thing to do is to get VMwares Fusion ($79) (which runs Windows flawlessly and seamlessly under Mac) and run it under Windows. (with better futures). The go to Ebay and find a 2008 or 2009 version of Quicken windows really cheap and install it. This is what I have done for the 5 years. Really, the recent changes to Quicken are minor and are not worth the money(You can read the reviews). I had 2007 version, and “upgraded” to 2009 (it really acts like a downgrade), and I feel sorry for doing it. Well, this is my take. I like to see what others think.