Case in point re Google board member helping Mac software or not. The precedent is not positive.
Macworld: Review: Quicken Mac 2007
feature base falls short of Windows versions.
Full disclosure, I was once a beta tester for Quicken (98?), and reported so many bugs they gave me schwag. Some of those bugs still exist in Quicken 2003 - the latest version I own (bundled, actually). If I had a month to catch up, and the services of an unpaid intern, I might switch our records to Quickbooks, but odds are long against that particular transition.
Unfortunately, there are some shortcomings to consider. First, Quicken lacks Universal Binary support for Apple’s Intel-based machines. While this won’t necessarily hamper performance, it speaks to Quicken’s track record of being slow to provide significant upgrades for Macintosh users. Quicken also doesn’t offer support for international currencies.In addition, online banking features may fall short, depending on how much access Quicken can have to your financial institution. Some institutions offer full—or Direct Connect—access, allowing users to synch their Quicken histories with those online via an OFX (Open Financial Exchange) connection initiated by Quicken. Other institutions support a more limited Web Connect setup, whereby users log in to their financial institution and download a Web Connect file with the newest financial transactions. Quicken later accesses the Web Connect file to synchronize transactions. At the lowest level of access, you may have to download QIF files of your financial history, and then import these into the program. Intuit is pondering the retirement of QIF downloads for Windows users, and indicate it may put QIF out to pasture on the Mac too.
Tags: OSX
