Comments on: Unwelcome Surprise from Intuit for Mac QuickBooks Users http://gigaom.com/collaboration/unwelcome-surprise-from-intuit-for-mac-quickbooks-users/ Fri, 25 May 2012 07:31:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Matthew Cornell http://gigaom.com/collaboration/unwelcome-surprise-from-intuit-for-mac-quickbooks-users/#comment-66836 Wed, 19 Dec 2007 14:14:45 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.wordpress.com/2007/12/17/unwelcome-surprise-from-intuit-for-mac-quickbooks-users/#comment-66836 In-f#cking-incredible. I’ve written software all my life, so I realize how complex this can be, but a wanton mistake like this is unforgivable. “turn off your computer and do not use it further” Cars have this sometimes happen (recalls), but software? Amazing.

I don’t know what happened to Intuit. They had a great reputation at the start, then bloated up and lost it. Vista seems similar. Just look at the Amazon ratings for any version of Quicken – in the toilet.

I realize I’m ranting here, but I just tried upgrading to 2007 from ’97, and it was completely broken. I sent them a list of two dozen bugs, irritations, and limitations that were deal-breakers. I know why they have the MBG now, and I’m grateful. Sadly no one else seems to compete in this space except Microsoft Money, which is apparently just as bad.

Drat!

]]> By: Juan Loredo http://gigaom.com/collaboration/unwelcome-surprise-from-intuit-for-mac-quickbooks-users/#comment-66835 Tue, 18 Dec 2007 21:49:45 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.wordpress.com/2007/12/17/unwelcome-surprise-from-intuit-for-mac-quickbooks-users/#comment-66835 I agree with Marcin. I was told someone was going to email me. How am I suppose to check my email without using my computer? Somehow my QuickBooks Data file was placed onto my Desktop along with other important files (hence they are not on my external hard drive). This has been a nightmare and it seems like Intuit has no answers for us. Intuit has not been proactive.

]]> By: Neal Watzman http://gigaom.com/collaboration/unwelcome-surprise-from-intuit-for-mac-quickbooks-users/#comment-66834 Tue, 18 Dec 2007 13:22:19 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.wordpress.com/2007/12/17/unwelcome-surprise-from-intuit-for-mac-quickbooks-users/#comment-66834 Allow me to take a contrarian view here. I just bought QB 2007, after using QB NUE that came installed on an earlier Mac of mine. It broke when I installed Leopard.

But I’m pleased. It works for me, providing me with an easy way to run my consulting practice. It’s more capable than an older version, and I’m going to get away from paper timesheets for my hourly billings and go to the QB time sheet next year.

I will be careful about doing any updates until this issue is resolved. And then some.

]]> By: Marcin Grodzicki http://gigaom.com/collaboration/unwelcome-surprise-from-intuit-for-mac-quickbooks-users/#comment-66833 Tue, 18 Dec 2007 10:57:40 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.wordpress.com/2007/12/17/unwelcome-surprise-from-intuit-for-mac-quickbooks-users/#comment-66833 I had a laugh at this one :) And how exactly are you supposed to e-mail your contacts to them if you have to swith off your computer right after you lost all data?

How are you supposed to read this massage btw? :)

]]> By: Intuit’s Update Fiasco: There is a Better Way| Zoli’s Blog http://gigaom.com/collaboration/unwelcome-surprise-from-intuit-for-mac-quickbooks-users/#comment-66832 Tue, 18 Dec 2007 00:41:40 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.wordpress.com/2007/12/17/unwelcome-surprise-from-intuit-for-mac-quickbooks-users/#comment-66832 [...] recommendation: “For those of you who have been affected, we are testing out options for recovering the [...]

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