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From: scott s. on 11 Feb 2010 16:14 "Tim Conway" <tconway_113(a)comcast.net> wrote in news:hkv41m$q1$1(a)news.eternal-september.org: > > I don't see why Intuit doesn't keep Quicken desktop on indefinately. > They certainly have a captive clientele. It's arguably the best > personal financial softsware. They should see not to screw around > with a good thing. > I imagine the business model is not to sell software, but to get eyeballs to the web where they can more easily advertise and upsell you on Intuit web design, Intuit loans, etc. scott s. ..
From: Tim Conway on 11 Feb 2010 17:05 "scott s." <75270_3703a(a)csi.xcom> wrote in message news:Xns9D1C72492614E752703703acsicom(a)216.168.3.70... > "Tim Conway" <tconway_113(a)comcast.net> wrote in > news:hkv41m$q1$1(a)news.eternal-september.org: > > >> >> I don't see why Intuit doesn't keep Quicken desktop on indefinately. >> They certainly have a captive clientele. It's arguably the best >> personal financial softsware. They should see not to screw around >> with a good thing. >> > > I imagine the business model is not to sell software, but to get > eyeballs to the web where they can more easily advertise and > upsell you on Intuit web design, Intuit loans, etc. That's probably the case. There is a lot of money being made in advertising on the web and Intuit would undoubtedly welcome the free exposure to their other products.
From: Andrew Hamilton on 11 Feb 2010 20:24 On 10 Feb 2010 17:03:39 GMT, Han <nobody(a)nospam.not> wrote: >Almost seamless. The problem is what happens if the "cloud" has an >oopsie? And I need some data now? Even granting that the cloud should >indeed have multiple backup redundancy, if the backbone goes down, or >something gets scrambled between your screen and the data source, can you >wait until things are back up? That presumes that your data are indeed >secure. Or what if you are somehow not connected to the omniscient web? On a plane? Somewhere where you don't have excellent connectivity? Or what if hackers manage to break into that site, or do any one of an number of other bad things? Instead of an individual's PC being compromised, EVERYONE's data is compromised. I think that the "kids" pushing this web-only idea haven't spent enough time away from their lattes and $300 designer jeans. -AH
From: Andrew Hamilton on 11 Feb 2010 20:27 On Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:14:15 -0700, Robert Neville <dont(a)bother.com> wrote: >"Mr.Jan" <jan.hertzsch(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >>You know, I have not seen anything about them abandoning the desktop >>version. Quicken Online? Yes, that is why they bought Mint.com but >>where did yo see that they were going to abandon the desktop version? > >Google Groups is your friend. Earlier in this thread the link was posted to the >BusinessWeek article where the new Quicken Product Manager discussed his >sunsetting plans for Quicken Desktop and plans to migrate those users to Mint. Reminds me once when I was working for a medium-sized company that got acquired. The big company doing the acquisition was so out of ideas that they basically turned over the entire business unit to us, the acquirees, instead of firing most of us. I suspect that Intuit is similarly out of ideas. That is what happens when you lose contact with your customers, because you basically hold them in contempt. If only there was a viable competitor to Intuit, I would have stopped using Quicken (and TurboTax) years ago ... -AH
From: John Pollard on 11 Feb 2010 21:51
Andrew Hamilton wrote: > If only there was a viable competitor to Intuit, I would have stopped > using Quicken (and TurboTax) years ago ... I doubt it's an accident that there is no "viable competitor". It's my assumption that most all customers - of any product - will switch to a better product ... if one exists. I surely would be one of those. The more important question is: what is the reason people believe no such *better* product exists. Entry into the software market is about as cheap as can be imagined. Would-be software gurus abound (so they keep telling everyone). If it's so simple to produce software that can compete with Quicken ... why has no one done it? Why is it that the software company with money to burn - failed to produce a competetive product. Why is that the "free software" movement has failed to provide a competetive product? Those are largely rhetorical questions. The reason is: it isn't that easy. In a free market system - such as that for personal financial software - those who believe a better product can be produced; must put up, or shut up. -- John Pollard news://<YOUR-NNTP-NEWSERVER-HERE>/alt.comp.software.financial.quicken Your source of user-to-user Quicken help |