I've been using Quicken since it was on DOS (and was printing checks fun in that environment, futzing with Quicken printer drivers!). I used Quicken for Windows until I switched to Macs, and then (sort of) imported my files from Windows to Quicken for Mac when I switched in 2003 (it didn't do a great job, and I had to do a lot of manual cleanup). I've been using Quicken 2006 since it came out (I didn't see any compelling reason to go to 2007). I've never been as happy as with the Windows version, which seemed to have better features (and a less cluttered interface). Also, I never had Quicken crash on Windows, but it does all the time for me on my Mac (in fact, I know one way to cause a crash – just save your file 6 times in the same session without closing the program – boom!).
So I was happy to hear that Quicken was (finally!) releasing a newer version of Quicken for the Mac tomorrow – at least until I looked it over.
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